Nicholas Reeves, Sylvan C. Coleman and Pamela Coleman Memorial Fellow, Department of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art The magnificent gold headpiece from Tutankhamun's tomb is the best-known Egyptian artwork in the world today. Hear Nicholas Reeves discuss recent scholarship on this exquisite mask, as he reveals the astonishing secret of this object's original intent.
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Art, T. M. M. o. (2016, February 07). Recent Research in Egyptian Art: Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/705/recent-research-in-egyptian-art-behind-the-mask-of/
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Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Recent Research in Egyptian Art: Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun." World History Encyclopedia, February 07, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/705/recent-research-in-egyptian-art-behind-the-mask-of/.
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Art, The Metropolitan Museum of. "Recent Research in Egyptian Art: Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun." World History Encyclopedia, 07 Feb 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/705/recent-research-in-egyptian-art-behind-the-mask-of/.
