The Treasure of Tutankhamun is the greatest treasure ever found in anywhere in the world and possible of all times. In the year 1922 Howard Carter astonished the world by the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and the rich treasure which it contained. Tutankhamun, in spite of the almost incredible wealth of material objects discovered in his tomb, was still relatively unknown to the world. He was on the throne for 9 years. Tutankhamun reversed many of his father’s Akhenaten unpopular policies. People were allowed to worship the oid gods again and damaged temples were re[aired He moved the Egyptian capital back to Thebes.

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Treasure of
Tutankhamun
The Greatest Treasure in the World
The golden mask of Tutankhamun, c1325 BC

2. Pharaoh Akhenaten
Akhenaten was the most controversial
pharaoh in ancient Egypt. After his death
his image on carvings, statues and
sarcophagus had been defaced. He was
branded a heretic. Even omitted in the
Official list of pharaohs.
In the 17 years of his reign, Akhenaten
dramatically transformed Egyptian art,
culture and religion. He moved the capital
from Thebes to his newly built capital of
Armana.
He promoted the cult of Aten, the god of
the solar disk, as the sole deity. This
upset the powerful Amun religious
priesthood, based at Karnak. Although
there is not documented evidence, many
Egyptologists speculated this was a power
struggle between the monarchy and the
priesthood.
He also appointed his wife Nefertiti as his
co-regent and she took an active role in
the religious and political life of the
kingdom.

3. Rise & Fall of Akhenaten
The defaced sarcophagus of
Akhenaten, Cairo Egyptian Museum.
Akhenaten was (most likely) the father
of Tutankhamun.

4. Restoration of Amun-Re
Akhenaten’s new religion of worshipping Aten was abandaned after his death. It was
Tutankhamun, who restored the old religion of worshipping the god of Amun.

5. Tutankhamun was a son of Akhenaten. He came to the throne about 17 and reigned for 9 years. It was
under his reign that the Amun priesthood in Thebes regained their power. He is famous due to the discovery
of his completely intact tomb, giving us a glimpse into the royal treasure of ancient Egypt.
Tutankhamun

6. The Valley of the King
Tutankhamun
Rest House
Rameses II
Rameses III
Sethos I
Entrance to
the Valley of
the kings
The Valley of the Kings on West Thebes was the Royal Necropolises for many pharaohs.

7. Tomb of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. It is an
important because it was the only pharaoh’s tomb that was discovered intact in
modern time. Like a time capsule, it gives us records of the royal life and death in
ancient Egypt.

8. Howard Carter

9. The Annex

10. The Antechamber

11. The Treasury

12. Anti-Chamber

13. Small Wooden Naos

14. Small Wooden Naos

15. Throne Chair

16. Throne Chair
The Throne Chair (above). The
portrait on the back of the chair
(right). The informal pose of the king
and the affectionate attitude of the
queen were the artistic style of the
period.

17. Painted Box

18. Painted Box

19. Animal sculptures

20. Ka status of Tutankhamun

21. Sarcophagus Arrangement
There were five sarcophaguses with
the burial chamber. There were
three coffins.

22. Three Sarcophagus

23. Three Sarcophagus

24. The Outermost Sarcophagus (1st)

25. The Outermost Sarcophagus (1st)

26. Detail of the base of the outer coffin.
The Outermost Sarcophagus (1st)

27. The Middle Sarcophagus (2nd)

28. The Middle Sarcophagus (2nd)

29. The innermost Sarcophagus (3rd)

30. The innermost Sarcophagus (3rd)

31. The innermost Sarcophagus (3rd)

32. The Golden Mask

33. Front and back of Tutankhamun’s funerary
mask (above & right). The funerary mask is
the most priced object that we have on
ancient Egypt. It is a superb example of
artistic and technical achievement on the
time.
The Golden Mask

34. The Golden Mask
Tutankhamun. C 1325 BC, H54 cm.
Inlayed with turquoise, lapis lazuli,
cornelian and amazonite. The finest
funerary mask shows in its finish
workmanship of the highest order. It
appears to be an exact likeness of the
pharaoh. It is the finest item anywhere in
the world of its time.

35. The Treasury

36. Anubis the Guardian god
Guarding of the Treasury.

37. The Golden Shrine

38. The Golden Shrine
One of the 4 Serket goddesses, of the canopic
shrine (above & right). The goddesses protected
and guarded the canopic shrine.

39. Canopic Chest

40. Canopic Chest

41. Organ Coffin

42. Ivory Chest

43. Jewellery – Falcon Pendant
Falcon Pendant (right) made of
lapis Lazuli, carnelian, turquoise
and class paste.

44. Jewellery – Scarab Pendant

45. Winged Falcon Pendant

46. Ointment Bottles
Gold ointments holder in the shape of a
double cartouche surmounted by solar
disks and plumes, with representatives
of the king sitting on a neb-sign.
NB. Valley 43.

47. Tutankhamun
This is the head of Tutankhamun
as a boy, evoking the rebirth of the
pharaoh. It shows a lotus flower
carved in wood and painted, just
as the rebirth of the Sun being
born from the lotus flower.
The object was found by Carter
among the debris that partially
obstructed the descending
corridor.

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Music – Bella Notte. Ludovico Einaudi

49. History