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 |
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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 corridor (4-12) edit
At discovery, the corridor was filled with rubble which contained several items.
No. | Objects |
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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
c | gilded headrest |
e | cloth with square-pattern (left) |
f | decorated sandal (bottom-right) |
k | leather shoe (above headrest) |
Entrance and north-east corner (13-22) edit
No. | Objects | |
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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 | |
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 |
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21: Front panel of ornate casket
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21: Side panel of ornate casket
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21t: leopard head of gilded plaster
Objects against north wall to Burial Chamber (23-29, 51, 52) edit
No. | Object | |
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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 |
Lion couch 35 and objects underneath, north-west corner (30-40) edit
No. | Object | |
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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 |
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38: Sealed black shrine
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38: Shrine opened
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38bc: Clothed nome standard
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38b: Unclothed nome standard
Objects on top and in front of Lion Couch 35 (41-50, 138) edit
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Burial chamber edit
172-260
No. | Object |
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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
261-336
No. | Object | Containing | Qty | Material |
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Anubis Shrine | ||||
Annex edit
337-620
No. | Object | Qty |
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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 |
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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
- ^ "For the First Time, All 5,000 Objects Found Inside King Tut's Tomb Will Be Displayed Together".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Metropolitan Museum and Egyptian Government Announce Initiative to Recognize Egypt's Title to 19 Objects Originally from Tutankhamun's Tomb".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The MET returns some of King Tut's tomb back to its Egyptian homeland".
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