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Watch Marvelous PHOTOS of Tutankhamun Exhibition in London


Mon 04 Nov 2019 | 12:11 PM
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The artifacts and treasures of King Tutankhamun tomb are being displayed for the third day in a row at the Saatchi Gallery in London, as part of the latest world tour of the Egyptian king.

This will be the last time to see such artifacts outside Egypt before being returned to the country.

You can watch more than 150 statues and sculptures belonging to King Tutankhamun, including, a silver trumpet and a funerary bed, a wooden shield, linen gloves, and a life-size statue of the king standing at another entrance to the exhibition.

The pictures taken from the exhibition show the beauty and splendor of those artifacts, and the organizers’ keenness to ensure the safety of the displayed artifacts.

 

"We are here to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb”, the exhibition coordinator Tarek al-Awadi said.

He added, “This is the first time to allow the display of so many artifacts outside Egypt,"

It is noteworthy that the British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the 18th dynasty king in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor in 1922, containing about 5,000 artifacts.

Egypt`s Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Anani, inaugurated King Tutankhamun Exhibition in London last Friday. It was attended by about 1000 guests from public figures, businessmen and stars of British society.

The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s Ambassador to London Tariq Adel and Fiona Carnarvon, and the eighth granddaughter of Lord Carnarvon, who was funding the excavations of the Howard Carter expedition that discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

It was also attended by a group of public figures, wealthy and community stars, including British MP Philip Hammond, well-known English businessman Francis, Robin Geffen Bowl, broadcaster and journalist Hugh Edward, television producer Sally Dwark, British musician Nick Rhodes, Tennessee Heather Weston actress Banaloba Wilton, and other accredited ambassadors and Egyptologists and representatives of many travel and tourism companies.