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Layout of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

KV62, the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun, contained a wealth of artifacts, which are now preserved in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.[1]

Entrance stairway (1-3) edit

No. Objects
1a Scarab bearing cartouche (green glazed steatite)
b-e Various fragments (Ivory, resin, glass)
f Ostracons bearing hieratic legends
g Fragments of vases (alabaster and others)
h Fragments of painted pottery
i Animal bones
j Plant material (wood, rush)
k Wood box of Smenkh-Ka-Ra, various inscriptions, white gesso
l Wood box of Tutankhamun, various inscriptions, ebony veneer
m Cloth fragments (incl. linen)
2 Fragments of large, white zeers
3 Seals for wine-jars
Entrance Stairway
1f: Ostracon found in fill of stairway, bearing an Artist's Sketch of Pharaoh Spearing a Lion
1f, reverse: "The slaughter of every foreign land, the Pharaoh—may he live, prosper, and be healthy."[2]

Entrance corridor (4-12) edit

 
Corridor leading to the Antechamber
 
8: Wooden head of Tutankhamun emerging from a lotus flower

At discovery, the corridor was filled with rubble which contained several items.

No. Objects
4 Blocking wall to corridor, covered in seal impressions
5a-h Various fragments from jars, seals, etc.
6 Skins
7 Alabaster vases bearing inscriptions ("Ibri-oil", "Fat", "Festival perfume")
8 Head of Nefertem
9 Vase with hawk-head-lid crowned by solar disk, ornamental paintings
10 Clay seals
11 Fragment of jar, inscribed "Year 9. Wine of the House-of-Aten

by the hand of the chief of ... Nakhtsobki"

12a Faience pendants, some inlaid
b Gold-foil fragments (from objects in Antechamber)
c Inlaid gold plaques from jewellery
d Faience rings (some intact)
e, h, j, p, g Fragments (faience, resin, ebony, ivory, mineral, glass)
f Faience floral pendant (Amarna type)
g Bronze razors
i Clay seal
k Shells, perhaps part of necklace
l Dried fruits
m Semi-precious stones
n Fragments of metal-work: yoke basket for shabti, bronze arrowhead, gold and bronze staple
o Wooden labels
r Dom nuts
s Pottery cup
t Stone lid fragments

Antechamber (13-171) edit

14: Lotus chalice, 14a: Small painted box, 14b: Small cartouche-shaped box
 
North-east corner of Antechamber, showing items 15-22
 
Interior of casket 21
c gilded headrest
e cloth with square-pattern (left)
f decorated sandal (bottom-right)
k leather shoe (above headrest)
 
One of the pair of life-sized statues (22+29), guarding either side of the entrance to the burial chamber.

Entrance and north-east corner (13-22) edit

No. Objects
13 Blocking wall to Antechamber, covered in seal impressions
14 Lotus chalice
14a Small box, painted red with ivory veneer
14b Box in cartouche shape, interior painted white, Ivory knob
15+a Pottery, red cup, and fragments of reeds
16 Plain alabster vase, no lid
17 Bunde of leaves bound with bark or reed
18 Funeral bouquet
19a Small bouquet and reed oddments
19b Circle of reed, Lid of basket, reed strand, pieces of papyrus matting
20 Alabaster jar
21 Ornate casket containing numerous items (21a-yy),

panels displaying Tutankhamun hunting and as a sphinx treading on his enemies

a, b, f-i Three pairs of sandals (rush&papyrus, decorated, leather)
c Gilt headrest
d Ceremonial robe with beadwork and gold sequins
e Cloth, widely woven with squares of yellow, red and blue
j Single beadwork sandal, disintegrated
k, l Pair of decorated leather shoes
m, v, x, cc, gg Five tapestry woven cloths, garments, and tasseled belt or scarf
n Inscribed wooden label with hole: "Papyrus (?), Sandals of His Majesty, life, wealth, health"
o Collar band, coarsely woven with threads of different colors
p, q, r Three garment or shawls with daisies in gold and faience
s Cap or bag with Bbadwork of colored faience discs
t Leopard-skin cloak with head of gilded plaster, crystal eyes, silver claws
u Collar of faience beads and pendants
w Beaded object
y Two string collar made of flat beads, alternating sections of black and white
z Child's glove of fine linen
aa, bb Two collars decorated with gold sequins
dd Resin-bead necklace
ee, ff Pieces of tasseled belts
hh Small bundles of cloth, bound with bark or reed
ii Large linen tassel
jj Gold sequins
kk Possibly belt
ll Plain-cloth tasseled belt
mm Possibly shawl
nn Loincloth
oo, pp, qq Rolls of linen
qq Ten rolls of bandage of fine linen
rr, ss, tt, uu Multiple pads of cloth of different sizes and quality
vv Archer's gauntlet of woven cloth
ww, xx Boards of wood covered with gesso and painted blue
yy Gold pendant
22 Large statue in black and gold (173 cm (5.68 ft) tall), standing on the eastern side of the doorway to the burial chamber. (Counterpart to 29.)
22a Linen cover, hanging over left arm of statue 22

Objects against north wall to Burial Chamber (23-29, 51, 52) edit

 
North end of the Antechamber, objects 23-29 and 51-52 in front of still sealed doorway to Burial Chamber.
No. Object
23, 24 Two painted pottery jars
25 Vase of green or blue faience (contained 25a and b)
a Pair of rings of black and white glass (one broken)
b Piece of cloth
26 Reed lid of basket 119
27 Upper part of alabaster vase
28 Blocking wall to burial chamber, covered in seal impressions
29 Large statue, standing on the western side

of the doorway to the burial chamber. (Counterpart to 22.)

51 Small bouquet
52 Reed pad
 
25a: Pair of rings

Lion couch 35 and objects underneath, north-west corner (30-40) edit

 
Group of objects around lion couch 35
Decorated footstool 30, chest 32 and its content
 
39: Ebony chair for a child
 
40: Painted alabaster box
No. Object
30 Wooden footstool decorated with reliefs of foreign captives
31+a Two green or blue faience vases
32 Chest of ivory, ebony, and red wood. Content (a-x) not original.
a-g Ten vases and one cup of alabaster and crystalline limestone
h Vase of dark mottled serpentine
i Kohl pot of dark serpentine
j Small vase of translucent white glass
kl Two small vases of indigo-blue glass
m Pottery bowl
n Six small pottery saucers
o Four paint slabs of crystalline limestone
p Two knives of slate-coloured cherty limestone
q Five knives of crystalline limestone
r Rush basket lid
s Lumps of resin
t Four incense balls
u Small dried fruits
v Gold cap or boss
w Broken ostrich feathers
x Small bunch of possibly garlic
33 Wooden stand
34 Hassock filled with bran, with beadwork
35 Gilded lion couch
36 Group of two stone vase lids, papyrus mattering, etc.
a Papyrus rush bands
b, c Two stone jar-lids
d Crook end of small cane
e Clay seal, perhaps of shrine 37
37 Black shrine on sled (containing 37a)
a Nome sign of Aphroditopolis, covered with cloth
38 Black shrine on sled (containing 38bc)
a Clay seal for 38
b, c Standard of the 10th Nome of Upper Egypt (Aphroditopolis) with linen cover
39 Solid ebony chair for a child
40 Painted alabaster box (originally contained in box 115), filled with cloth, horse hair, 40a and b
a Ivory pomegranate
b Gold caps and beads, etc.
c Two clay seals

Objects on top and in front of Lion Couch 35 (41-50, 138) edit

 
 
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43: Box
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Burial chamber edit

172-260

No. Object
175 Tutankhamun's trumpets

Burial edit

Shrines edit

Sarcophagus edit

Coffins edit

Mummy edit

The mummy of Tutankhamun was found resting in the sarcophagus. Multiple items were worn by or wrapped with the deceased pharaoh.

Wall niches edit

Treasury edit

 
The Anubis Shrine in situ at the entrance of the Treasury

261-336

No. Object Containing Qty Material
Anubis Shrine

Annex edit

337-620

No. Object Qty
602 Wooden kiosk containing items (a-g)
a 3
b-e Wooden shawabti reises 6
f Shawabtis, violet glazed pottery 31
g Miniature copper implements 32

Howard Carter's private collection edit

19 small-scale objects which had come into possession of the Metropolitan Museum of Art[3] were returned to Egypt in 2011.[4]

Object
15 samples or bits
Bronze dog statuette (under 0.75 in (1.9 cm) high)
Small sphinx bracelet-element
Part of handle
Broad collar necklace, additional beads

Embalming Cache edit

References edit

  1. ^ "For the First Time, All 5,000 Objects Found Inside King Tut's Tomb Will Be Displayed Together".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Artist's Sketch of Pharaoh Spearing a Lion".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Museum and Egyptian Government Announce Initiative to Recognize Egypt's Title to 19 Objects Originally from Tutankhamun's Tomb".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "The MET returns some of King Tut's tomb back to its Egyptian homeland".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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