Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun
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Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun

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This mask (c. 1323 BC) covered the face of the deceased boy pharaoh Tutankhamun. Fashioned from solid gold and inlaid with colored glass and semi-precious stones, it bears the cobra and vulture emblems of unified Egypt. The idealized features and protective spells inscribed on the back ensured divine identity and safe passage into the afterlife.