Inside the sarcophagus they discovered the boy king's mummy wearing a mask fashioned from gold and semi-precious stones.

An overlooked feature on King Tutankhamun's death mask has revealed how the young ruler was buried. King Tut ruled during Egypt's 18th Dynasty, from 1332 BC to 1323 BC before he died at 19.

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s ...

A tiny wooden grasshopper that Egyptologists believe was stolen from the tomb of Tutankhamun just fetched $455,000 at auction ...

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s burial mask showed it wasn’t originally made for him. The earring holes on the mask provide an obvious clue the mask was intended for a high-status female or ...

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

In a dedicated wing, most of King Tut's treasures will be exhibited together for the first time in history since British archeologist Howard Carter discovered the young pharaoh's intact tomb in 1922.

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.

King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the larger 22.5-pound gold mask.