Title

Stopper from one of the canopic urns from the tomb of Tutankhamun, 18th Dynasty. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Stopper from one of the canopic urns from the tomb of Tutankhamun, 18th Dynasty. The head of the king is wearing the nemes, royal headdress. The urn contained the king's organs removed during mummification. The tomb of the 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned 1333-1323 BC) was discovered in 1922 by the British archaeologist Howard Carter. Uniquely amongst Egyptian royal tombs, its contents were intact. From the collection of the Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt.

Date

1333 BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B98_148

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,4in x 17,2in / 3405 x 5172 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male face man men head country Egypt body LID monarch guy headdress color colour king Egyptian organ painted royal death tomb mausoleum location century burial preservation royalty artefact concept ruler artifact headgear stopper pharaoh alabaster Ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty mummification New Kingdom Art Media 14th century BC burial goods Canopic jar grave goods nemes sovereign the body Treasure of Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamen portrait object Unknown Tutankhamun Tutankhamen Tutankhamun object portrait