the tomb of tutankhamen. the burial chamber it’s the only room in the entire structure that is...
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THE TOMB OF
TUTANKHAMEN
The Burial Chamber
It’s the only room in the entire structure that is decorated
3 pictures of Tutankhamen are seen as well as Osiris performing the ‘opening of the mouth’ ceremony.
Shabti
Shabti means “answerers”
There were 413 shabti in Tutankhamens tomb
Only 29 of them were inscribed
Goddess Isis
She is extended her arms across one of the sides of the canopic chest in a scene of protection
Statue of Selkis
A statue made of guilded wood
One of the 4 protective deities of the Canopic shrine
Life Sized Statues
2 life sized statues that stood guard at the door to the burial chamber
Made of wood, painted with black resin and overlaid with gold
The Royal Throne
This is the back panel of the Golden throne
Made of wood, covered with sheet gold and adorned with semiprecious stones
Tutankhamen’s Mask
Made of solid gold Had the function of
magically protecting him
Weighs 10kg Decorated with
semiprecious stones and coloured glass
The Third Coffin
Made of solid gold, 110.4kg, 188cm in length
Jewellry
Pectoral of the sun god represented by both the scarab and the falcon which are fused as one.
The eye of Horus represents the moon
A large corselet found amongst furniture
It is the God Amun Ra receiving Tutankhamen
Goddess Sekhmet
One of the 4 goddesses protecting the canopic chest of Tutankhamen
King Tutankhamen
A statue of Tutankhamen being carried by a tiger. It represents the pharaohs ability to rule over all things in life
The Sun
The sun above the golden coffin
Canopic Chest
The 4 jars within the canopic chest
Made of stone and carved into the image of the 4 sons of Horus – protectors of the viscera
The Wooden Shrine
It is covered with thick gold foil
Originally contained a gold statuette of the pharaoh that was stolen
The Throne
A full sized picture of the throne of Tutankhamen
Wood with foil gold
Chests
Made from alabaster, wood and other materials
Painted with scenes from the kings life eg: riding chariots, hunting
Anubis Shrine
The god of embalming
In the shape of a jackal
Guards the entrance to the treasury
Gold rings from the tomb
The protective eye of Horus