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About the Artwork
Reproduction of a painting on the north wall of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun dating to Dynasty 18, c. 1325 BC.
It shows how Tutankhamun journeyed into the afterlife in three acts. In the first act, his mummy is prepared for the afterlife, in the second he meets the goddess of the sky Nut, and in the third, he is embraced by Osiris, the god of the underworld.
Art Ref
DP072
Object Record
Object Type
Wall Relief
Materials
Date
Period
Dynasty 18
Findspot
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings
Dimensions
Current Location
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings
Object Number
People Depicted
Tutankhamun, Ay
Deities Depicted
Nut, Osiris
Animals Depicted
Themes
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