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Curator's Choice: Tutankhamun's Mask

Burton, Harry, 1879–1940

Tutankhamun’s gold mask, found placed over the head of the pharaoh’s wrapped body, is the most iconic object discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb. For years it was on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and will be the last object moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

This digitally colourised photograph captured by Harry Burton (1879–1940) has, amongst many others, allowed generations to witness the ‘wonderful things’ discovered in the excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.

Howard Carter described Tutankhamun's face from the mask as bearing a 'sad but tranquil expression', later adding that it was 'suggestive of youth overtaken prematurely by death'.

Griffith Institute University of Oxford

The Griffith Institute, located at the University of Oxford, has been at the heart of Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies for over eighty years. The Institute is home to major research projects, the Topographical Bibliography (Porter & Moss) and the Online Egyptological Bibliography (OEB), as well as an archive of ‘wonderful things’ containing the collective memory and life work of some of Egyptology's greatest scholars, including its founder Francis Llewellyn Griffith. The most famous records are those of Howard Carter who was synonymous with the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.

Art prints and custom framed prints

Each of the following artworks can be purchased as unframed prints in a variety of sizes. We also have an array of high quality frames that are custom built for each print.

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A Garland on the Royal Insignia of Cobra and Vulture on Tutankhamun's Forehead
Conservation of Tutankhamun's 'Guardian Statue'
Egyptian Boy Wearing Tutankhamun's Pectoral
Horus Falcon
Howard Carter's Camp in the Desert at Thebes
Opening the Burial Chamber
Opening the Burial Chamber
Opening the Doors of Tutankhamun's Burial Shrines
Removing the Roof of Tutankhamun's Shrine
Tutankhamun's Coffin with Veil and Flowers
Tutankhamun's Inner Coffin with Floral Collar
Tutankhamun's Mask
Tutankhamun's Mask
View of the South End of the Antechamber
Wrapping Tutankhamun's 'Guardian Statue'

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