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title: Death Mask of Tutankhamun
author: Richard IJzermans
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1048/death-mask-of-tutankhamun/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-07-19
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# Death Mask of Tutankhamun

_Authored by Richard IJzermans_

## Image File

[![Death Mask of Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1048.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1048.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) mask of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Tutankhamun](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tutankhamun/). The mask is made of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), precious stones, and glass inlay, 14th century BCE.

Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo.

## Cite This Work

### APA
IJzermans, R. (2013, February 01). Death Mask of Tutankhamun. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1048/death-mask-of-tutankhamun/>
### Chicago
IJzermans, Richard. "Death Mask of Tutankhamun." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 01, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1048/death-mask-of-tutankhamun/>.
### MLA
IJzermans, Richard. "Death Mask of Tutankhamun." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Feb 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1048/death-mask-of-tutankhamun/>.

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