Exhibition: Tutankhmun's Funeral
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Exhibition: Tutankhmun's Funeral


Art Musum Journal (Stan Parchin)

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art presents the special exhibition Tutankhamun's Funeral from March 16 to September 6, 2010. The installation features 60 objects used in the mummification and religious rituals associated with the boy-king's burial. Most of the artifacts are derived from the museum's permanent collection.




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