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This beautifully detailed mask of Tutankhamun shows us the amazing gold work and exquisite detail in the lapis lazuli (blue stone). Tutankhamun ruled from the age of eight and died around seventeen. His tomb, found virtually intact by Howard Carter, has made him one of the most well known Pharaohs. The cartouche found in the upper left hand corner said the name NebKheprure. This was one of his five names, the prenomen. It means ‘The Lordly Manifestation of Re’. His mask is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Around the mask we also have a list of the Hieroglyphic alphabet, it’s signs and English equivalent. Hieroglyphs, was a picture writing that did involve a complete grammatical system. However, even if the people couldn’t read they could interpret it through the symbols.

Approximate Papyrus Size:
- Small: 7.9 in. X 11.8 in. (20X30 cm).
- Medium: 11.8 in. X 15.7 in. (30X40 cm).
- Large: 15.8 in. X 23.6 in. (40X60 cm). Out of Stock.
- XLarge: 27.5 in. X 39.3 in. (70X100 cm). Out of Stock.