THRONE OF KING TUTANKHAMON
From the tomb of Tutankhamon
Valley of the Kings
Western Thebes
Dynasty XVIII, C. 1352 B.C.
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
The golden throne of Tutankhamon. Sheet gold is worked around a wooden base and inlaid with faience, colored glass, lapis lazuli and calcite. The king and queen are sensitively portrayed on the shaped back. The arms are filled with winged cobras.
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