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Egyptologist & historian, University of Memphis. Karnak Hypostyle Hall Project #history #Ramesses #Egypt #Archaeology #ancient #antiquity #Egyptology

Oct 15, 2022, 7 tweets

2/ This solid gold statuette of Tutankhamun shows him as a child-king holding the crook & flail scepters. #Mythology #Art #Gold #Egypt #Archaeology #AncientArt #History #Jewelry #Ancient #AncientEgypt
#Egypt #Egypte #Egipto #Egito #Αίγυπτος #Ägypten #מִצְרַיִם #Egitto #エジプト

5/ side view of the statuette #arkeologi #археология #مصر

6/ frontal view of the statuette. The braided gold rope indicates it could be worn like a necklace--a heavy one!

7/ Another statuette made of blue glass depicts the king as a child, this time with his finger in his mouth, symbolizing childhood.

8/ Only 20 more days until the end of my Tutankhamun 100 day countdown to the centenary of his tomb's discovery. Tomorrow, statues of Tutankhamun on a leopard

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