King Tutankhamun's death mask is one of the most iconic Egyptian relics, but researchers claim it may not have been intended for the late pharaoh. A team from the University of York in the UK say ...

King Tutankhamun’s iconic death mask may not have been crafted for him at all. Researchers from the University of York suggest it was initially intended for a high-status female or child ...

Tutankhamun's death mask is "one of the most recognised images ... iconic objects" – and inextricably linked with the "Boy King". But research suggests that the mask was intended for a "regal ...

The gold burial mask of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AMIR MAKAR/AFP Some ...

Icon of ancient Egypt, the teenage pharaoh’s funerary mask immortalizes ... We know that after Tutankhamun's death, an Egyptian queen, most likely Ankhesenamun, appeals to the king of the ...

Tutankhamun's solid gold funeral mask has become an emblem for modern ... Now, the move of the boy-king's thousands of treasures to the soon-to-open, state-of-the-art Grand Egyptian Museum is ...

King Tutankhamun has captivated the world since his tomb was discovered in 1922. Unearthed by British archaeologist Howard Carter, it was the first time a pharaoh's burial chamber had been found ...

Egypt broke yet another Guinness World Record on Dec. 28 by making a mosaic of King Tutankhamun’s death mask out of 7,260 coffee cups at the not-yet-opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.

Tutankhamun, popularly referred to as "King Tut" today, ruled from about 1332 B.C. until his death in about 1323 B.C. He ascended to the throne while still a child, and his rule was relatively ...

But, as a new exhibition opens exploring the boy king's life ... beneath a glittering, golden death mask, lay the mummified remains of Tutankhamun. Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS via Getty ...

Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he is also known ... Tutankhamun became pharaoh after the death of his father Akhenaten. Some people liked how Akhenaten ruled but others didn't.