Egyptian Boy Wearing Tutankhamun's Pectoral

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An Egyptian boy wears one of Tutankhamun's heavy gold pectorals found inside a box from the so-called Treasury in the King's tomb. Hussein Abd el-Rassul of Gurna later identified himself as the boy. Harry Burton's photograph, said to have been taken 'to show the method of suspension', inadvertently captures so much more. It is a sensitive study of youth, a lad the same age as Tutankhamun when he likely first wore this magnificent regal jewel. It also bears witness to the boy's worried expression in response to carrying the weight of history on his shoulders while also trying to hold still for the camera.

Griffith Institute, University of Oxford

Oxford

Title

Egyptian Boy Wearing Tutankhamun's Pectoral

Date

1926–1927 & 2020

Medium

digital scan

Accession number

Burton p1189 colour

Acquisition method

original glass plate negative, gift, 1946; digital scan, commissioned and presented to the Griffith Institute, 2020

Work type

Digital art

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