( heritage-key ) Dr Zahi Hawass talks about some of his favourite artefacts from the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62), including the Golden Mask of King Tut, the External Trappings of the Mummy and the Golden Throne. He speaks of his fascination of the combination of different precious stones and gold incorporated into artefacts, and how Ancient Egyptian art was influenced by religion....
( heritage-key ) Dr Janice Kamrin takes us on a trip through the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and shows the spectacular Canopic Shrine - a golden and intricately decorated container flanked by four figures of gods. Inside this stunning shrine was the Canopic containers, which held the vital organs of the mummified body. Made from solid blocks of alabaster, the individual viscera containers were themselves protected inside gold coffinettes....
( heritage-key ) Dr Janice Kamrin continues her tour of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo and looks at the Ritual Figures found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62). Explaining their relationship to religion and the funerary rituals, she also notes that not all the statues were made for King Tut, pointing out the differences in the shapes of their faces....
( heritage-key ) Dr Janice Kamrin takes a tour of the alabaster lifestyle ornaments in the final part of this series on the treasures of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62), which are now housed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Explaining how the perfumed ointments were considered a better target than the vases that contained them by tomb robbers, Dr Kamrin also gives a fascinating insight into the importance of food and drink in the burial process....
( heritage-key ) Dr Janice Kamrin explains the importance of animal iconography in Ancient Egypt, and in particular, the artefacts that were discovered in the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62). Walking around the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Dr Kamrin shows the three beds found in King Tuts tomb, which all adorn symbols of animal gods, and explains how they were significant in Ancient Egyptian beliefs....
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