Tutankhamun's headpiece
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Tutankhamun’s headpiece is a gold headpiece, although archaeologists believe that his death headpiece wasn’t really his. Most of his artefacts were co-opted by someone once the young king died unexpectedly. This was revealed 3,000 years after as best one could by archaeologist Nicholas Reeves. The headpiece weighed 10kilos, 24lbs and measures 54cm (21inches) in height and 15 inches wide.
Tutankhamun’s headpiece tells us that Egyptian society respect the dead and believe in fulfilling the dead’s journey to the afterlife with all the things they will need, including (for pharaohs) servants, boats, food, their intestines, gold and things that they believe would satisfy their gods. They also believed the afterlife was a dangerous journey for one’s spirit only.
Tutankhamun’s headpiece tells us that Egyptian society respect the dead and believe in fulfilling the dead’s journey to the afterlife with all the things they will need, including (for pharaohs) servants, boats, food, their intestines, gold and things that they believe would satisfy their gods. They also believed the afterlife was a dangerous journey for one’s spirit only.
By Suzie Shimamoto 7.2