| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Egyptian Museum (Cairo, Urban, Egypt) JE 60672 | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Egyptian Museum (Cairo, Urban, Egypt) JE 60672 | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 1332-1322 BCE (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | unknown (Egyptian (ancient)) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Tutankhamen | en_US |
| dc.date | -1332--1322 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-23T19:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-23T19:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | -1332--1322 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 210528 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 768 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/118553 | |
| dc.description | Frontal view of the face; Tutankhamun [Nebkheperure] (reigned ca. 1332-ca. 1323 BCE)was an ancient Egyptian king of the late 18th Dynasty. His virtually intact Theban tomb (numbered KV 62) was discovered at the Valley of the Kings, in 1922, by Howard Carter. The art of Tutankhamun's reign epitomizes the immediate post-Amarna style. The mask fulfilled the magical function of acting as a substitute for the deceased's head, in case this should be lost. It also identified him with Osiris and Re, besides endowing him with the attributes of various other deities connected with the concept of rebirth. Tutankhamun's solid gold mask (Cairo, Egyptian Museum.), inlaid with lapis lazuli, quartz, cornelian and coloured glass, illustrates the extremely high quality of royal workshop products. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/15/2008) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | gold inlaid with lapis lazuli; quartz; cornelian and colored glass | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | death or burial | en_US |
| dc.subject | decorative arts | en_US |
| dc.subject | portraits | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tutankhamen, King of Egypt | en_US |
| dc.subject | New Kingdom (Egyptian) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Eighteenth Dynasty | en_US |
| dc.title | Gold Mask of Tutankhamun | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Funerary Mask of Tutankhamun | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 7A3-EG-C-CM-2-E3 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Egyptian (ancient) | en_US |
| vra.technique | metalworking | en_US |
| vra.worktype | sculpture (visual work) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Tutankhamen (Egyptian (ancient) patron, reigned ca. 1332-ca. 1323 BCE); unknown (Egyptian (ancient)) | en_US |
