KING TUT COFFINSWhen Howard Carter finally got to King Tut's tomb he was amazed at his discovery. There were actually 3 coffins, each one more splendid than the first. The first coffin was covered with linens and had four silver handles. The second coffin was gold covered and around the picture of the pharaoh's neck was a falcon collar of red, blue and turquoise glass. When they got to the third coffin they were surprised by how heavy it was. The third coffin was made of solid gold. The third coffin was the most richly decorated of the three, with necklaces and a falcon collar inlaid with precious stones. Beautiful winged goddess decorated the king's coffin. Their outstretched arms encircled the body of the king protectively. Finally the body of the king. It was wrapped in linen bandages. These were held in place by decorated gold bands. Tut's mummy bore a a magnificent mask of gold which covered its face and shoulders. Its headcloth was inlaid with blue glass. The vulture and cobra on its forehead, ready to spit fire at the pharaoh's enemies, were of solid gold.
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THE SECOND COFFIN
Note the facial charcters are some way different than those of king tut which gives us the believe that it was made for some one else and used for king tut becauce of his early death |
THE GOLDEN COFFIN
The 3rd coffin (from inside) it was made by pure gold and weight 110.4kg |
THE BURIAL CHAMBER
The burial chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamen is the only room in the entire structure that is decorated. When discovered it was almost entirely filled by the shrines made of gilded wood; it now contains only the large quartzite sarcophagus and the outermost coffin with the mummy of the king. Three images of Tutankhamen decorate the wall behind. On the right, the pharaoh is depicted as Osiris during the ceremony of the 'Opening of the Mouth', with Pharaoh Ay, Tutankhamen's successor, officiating.
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THE GOLDEN COFFIN
Another view |
