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)
editNo. | 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)
editAt 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)
editc | 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)
editNo. | 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)
editNo. | 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)
editNo. | 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)
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Burial chamber
edit172-260
No. | Object |
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175 | Tutankhamun's trumpets |
Burial
editShrines
editSarcophagus
editCoffins
editMummy
editThe mummy of Tutankhamun was found resting in the sarcophagus. Multiple items were worn by or wrapped with the deceased pharaoh.
Wall niches
editTreasury
edit261-336
No. | Object | Containing | Qty | Material |
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Anubis Shrine | ||||
Annex
edit337-620
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
edit19 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "For the First Time, All 5,000 Objects Found Inside King Tut's Tomb Will Be Displayed Together".
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