The golden death mask of Tutankhamun is one of the most famous images of Ancient Egypt. It
stands 54 centimetres tall. It was discovered in the innermost mummy case in the pharaoh's
tomb by English archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922. Tutankhamun ruled Ancient Egypt
between about 1337 and 1328 BC. The death mask of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is made of
gold inlaid with coloured glass and semiprecious srones. The two emblems
on the forehead (vultureand cobra) and on the shoulders (falcon heads) were the symbols of
the two lands. upper and lower Egypt.
