Tutankhamun inspired the world of design and popular culture, from the most expensive jewellery and furniture, to ceramics, games, cigarette cards and posters; from a ‘King Tut’ brand of Californian lemons produced by the Johnson Fruit Company, to books such as ‘The Kiss of the Pharaoh: The Love Story of Tut-Ankh-Amen’, published in 1925 ; from the then American President, Herbert Hoover (1874 to 1964), calling one of his dogs ‘King Tut’ , to songwriter, Harry Von Tilzer, writing a ‘Roaring Twenties’ novelty hit, ‘Old King Tut’. Detail of fabric from 1923. Source: Creative Commons. The sarcophagus of boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun is on display in his newly renovated tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt At the heart of four gilded shrines, one inside the other, ornately decorated with religious scenes and hieroglyphic texts and almost filling the chamber, lay a sarcophagus carved with the images of protective goddesses. Within that were three coffins in human shape, tightly fitting one inside the other. The outermost coffins were carved of wood overlaid with gold, with the middle coffin encrusted with polychromatic glass and semi-precious stones. VIP Admission - includes skip-the-line entry to the experience on your selected date and time, an exclusive poster, and 1 complimentary drink (coffee, tea, water, or soda)

There are many theories as to what killed King Tut at the age of 19. He was tall but physically frail, with a crippling bone disease in his clubbed left foot. He is the only pharaoh known to have been depicted seated while engaged in physical activities like archery. Traditional inbreeding in the Egyptian royal family also likely contributed to the boy king’s poor health and early death. DNA tests published in 2010 revealed that Tutankhamun’s parents were brother and sister, and that King Tut’s wife Ankhesenamun was also his half-sister. Their only two daughters were stillborn.

The photos show the young Pharaoh in his underground tomb in the Valley of Kings, with a viewing platform nearby for tourists The mummified body of King Tut, who died at the aged 18, was wrapped in linen and displayed in a climate-controlled glass case in his underground tomb.

Your mask should already be looking a little Tutankhamun-ish, but it still needs a bit more detail. To make the nemes look like cloth and three dimensional instead of flat, you need to use a filler to make raised areas.The latest project was put in place over fears the tomb was being damaged by the sheer number of tourists visiting. Egypt was and is a desert climate. So clothing was usually light-colored, and skimpy by modern standards. Men and women alike often went topless, especially in the lower social classes. (We don't recommend that in most situations.) They used lightweight, often sheer, fabrics such as linen and, after the time of Alexander the Great, cotton. They knew about wool, but considered animal fibers taboo so rarely used it. Wealthy people might have had a wool overcoat or cloak, but would not have been allowed to wear it into any temple or sanctuary. The linen was most often used in its natural unbleached color, though they had plant-based dyes to produce red, yellow or blue threads. They also sometimes bleached their fabric by simply laying it out in the hot sun. A group of tourists view the linen-wrapped mummy of of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, taking in his mummified body

Our DIY Tutankhamun’s mask was a lot of fun to do, and was actually pretty easy. Read on to find out how we made it. Ancient Egypt first became fashionable in the late 18th and 19th centuries following the unsuccessful invasion of Egypt in 1798 by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 to 1821) who wanted a foothold in the Mediterranean. He took with him many scholars to collect scientific and historical information about Egypt, and it was their work that gave birth to the field of Egyptology.But what about mummies? We can't talk about ancient Egypt without mentioning mummies! Though they're now the stuff of horror films, to the Egyptians they were sacred. In their religion, the pharaoh, some nobles and a few commoners could live on in an afterlife with the gods. The catch was, they could only do that if their bodies were preserved after death. The earliest mummies were probably accidental, but Egyptian embalmers developed elaborate methods and rituals. In addition to mummification, the body had to be buried along with food and household items to use in the afterlife. Only the wealthiest could afford to guarantee themselves an afterlife. Europe became fascinated with mummies when Napoleon's soldiers excavated the first ones in the late 1700s. The rise of Gothic fiction in the 19th century gave mummies a firm place in pop culture.