#23. Tutankhamun's tomb, innermost coffin. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. C. 1 3 BCE Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones.

Form

-Gold coffin that is 6’7’’ long -Contains the body of a pharaoh -Golden mask has smooth idealized features of the boy-king -holds a crook and flail symbols of Osiris

Content

--Howard carter in 1922 -Mummified body of king tut was buried with 143 objects on his head, neck, abdomen, and limbs. -Gold mask overhead. -Son of Akhenaton -Father & mother were brother & sister -Wife was half-sister -Perhaps physically handicapped caused by genetic inbreeding -Tut reigned for 10yrs ages 9-19

Function

-Preserve and protect the pharaoh in the afterlife -Egyptians used it as a road map into the afterlife

Context

Context

Additional Information

--The funerary mask which was placed over the deceased mummy is most likely the most famous piece of the find. -The bourgeois appearance of the tomb is meant to represent the grandeur and power of the Egyptian Kingdom.