The Journey Continues … Tutankhamun’s treasures on the move

All the photos in the world cannot prepare you for the moment when you stand before Tutankhamun’s exquisite golden death mask inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stones.  It appears entirely alive. The boy king’s expression is tranquil, haughty, perhaps a little judgmental, his beauty evident. His obsidian and quartz eyes look deep into the viewer’s heart.

My story on Tutankhamun’s treasures moving to the new Egyptian Museum in Giza was published in the August 25, 2018 issue of The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age Traveller.

Read more: http://www.traveller.com.au/egypt-treasures-of-the-pharaohs-are-moving-to-a-new-museum-in-giza-h1447m#ixzz5QHDGf73l

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