Press Release
The whole world came to know about the luxurious life of the
Pharaoh kings of Egypt when the archaeologist from Britain, Howard Carter,
found the tomb of Tutankhamun between 1922 and 1927 and presented the objects
and artefacts found in it. Tutankhamun became king at the age of 10 and died at
the age of 19 in 1324 B.C.
Presently, these objects are in the Museum of Cairo. Taking
inspiration from this, Dr. Mohammed Mostafa Al Ajebi from Egypt created a
replica of these objects and displayed them around the world so that people
could become aware of the reality of these objects. All these replicas are
gold-plated like their original artefacts and introduce the viewers to the
unique world of that era. These replicas include Tutankhamun’s mask made of
gold, his coffin, gold statues of their Gods such as Horace, statues of
companions, ministers, servants and watchmen, chariots, canopic jars where
various body parts of the King’s body were kept in chemical among others.
Replicas and digital prints of the artwork exhibited-
Additional Director General (Technical), JKK, Furqan Khan
informed that Manish Sharma from Bikaner has curated these artefacts and put up
the exhibition ‘Punarbh’ at JKK. The exhibition has been organized as a part of
10-day folk art and cultural festival, Lokrang. Replica and digital prints of
artwork from Tutankhamun’s tomb are being exhibited in this exhibition. A large
number of researchers and art students are coming to see the exhibition every
day to understand these artworks and their related mysteries. Some of these
artefacts have been made of wood and fiber and decorated with golden color.