TutankhamunMask of Tutankhamun's mummy, the popular icon for ancient Egypt at The Egyptian Museum.
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In 1922, The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb received worldwide press coverage. It sparked a renewed public interest in ancient Egypt, for which Tutankhamun's burial mask remains the popular symbol.
You can visit the King Tut exhibit virtually through this link. With the sensationalism created by the public media, the stories behind the curse of King Tut began to grow. Incidents surrounding its discovery including the death of George Herbert, fed the frenzy and many people began to believe that the curse was real. From this publicity stories and movies were developed. |