King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask. That beard may have been an afterthought when ...

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ...

Since its discovery more than a century ago, the iconic burial mask of King Tut has remained perhaps the defining image of ...

Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else. The boy-king Tutankhamun is a relatively insignificant Pharaoh in ...

“I was sure the death mask was not specifically designed for King Tut,” says Fletcher. It’s not the first time this has been suggested. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves released his ...

A somewhat sudden death could have left officials scrambling to get King Tut’s burial chamber in order. A power struggle could have also hurried the process. Additional details show that experts ...