Egyptian Museum
While in Cairo we had to visit this famous museum. The highlight was seeing The gold death mask of Tutankhamun.
While in Cairo we had to visit this famous museum. The highlight was seeing The gold death mask of Tutankhamun.
Egyptian history during the times of the pharaohs. Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display and the remainder in storerooms.
A mummy mask provided protection – both physical and magical – to the head of the mummy. Below is the wonderful Mask of Tutankhamun.
Which was discovered by Howard Carter in 1925.
Which was discovered by Howard Carter in 1925.
The oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East. It also has the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world.