On September 06, 2003, my family and I attended the King Tutankhamun exhibit located at the Westminster mall. I enjoyed the exhibit and found it to be very informative about the late Egyptian era. There were many interesting items on exhibit but some of the ones I found to be well were the guardian statues, the golden throne and the gold funerary mask.
The guardian statues were very interesting, because they were always positioned at the entrance of king's burial chambers. Kings were the ones that had the largest of tombs; about 2700 B.C. King Djosen constructed a tomb that stacked several mastabas on top of one another. Another interesting thing I found was the golden throne. The golden throne, which was designed by Lord Caravin as one of the most marvelous pieces of furniture of that era. The golden throne which consisted of two lions which represented morning and evening and were originally made of wood covered with gold sheeting. There also was the crook, which was one of the symbols held by Egyptian Kings. The crook, which was originally composed of alternating cylindrical sleeves of metal, overlaid with gold and dark blue glass. There also was the Flail, and with the crook the flail would symbolize mortal kingship. During the Egyptian era you also had the sistrum, which was traditionally a women's instrument, and it would appear in many festivals. Another thing that I found very interesting was the viscera sarcophagus. It was during the embalming process that certain internal organs were removed from the body. All of the organs were removed except the heart, they would separate the organs and treat them and would place them in miniature mummy coffins. The gold funerary mask, which was the mask of Tutankhamun, and is considered one of the most popular artifacts from ancient Egypt. The mask, which is made of solid beaten gold inlaid with semiprecious stone and colored glass.
