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Mask of Tutankhamun
Gold mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun
The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask that belonged to Tutankhamun, who reigned over the New Kingdom of Egypt from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty.
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After being buried with Tutankhamun's mummy for over 3,000 years, it was found amidst the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by the British archaeologist Howard Carter at the Valley of the Kings in 1925. Since then, it has been on display at the Egyptian Museum in the city of Cairo.
In addition to being one of the best-known works of art in the world, it is a prominent symbol of ancient Egypt.
Bearing the likeness of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the mask is 54 centimetres (21.3 in) tall, weighs over 10 kilograms (22 lb) or 321.5 troy ounces, and is decorated with semi-precious stones.
A spell from the Book of the Dead is inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphs on its shoulders. In 2015, it had to be restored after its 2.5-kil