New King Tut exhibit coming to Atlanta

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"Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs," a new exhibition featuring more than 130 artifacts from Tut's tomb and other sites, will have its U.S. premiere at the Atlanta Civic Center from Nov. 15 to May 22, 2009. The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University will host the exhibition .

A new exhibition featuring more than 130 artifacts from King Tutankhamen's tomb and other sites will have its U.S. premiere at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Nov. 15. King Tut's death mask, shown here, won't make the trip from Cairo for the show.

The inlaid pectoral spelling out the name of the king is made of gold and semiprecious stones. The exhibition, "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs," will include the latest scientific research about the young royal.

This statuette of the king wearing the tall crown of Upper Egypt consists of wood covered in gesso and then gilded. It is among 35 ritual figures of the king and deities that were placed in sealed wooden shrines in the tomb. The color combination of the gold of the figure and the black of the base suggests both rebirth and regeneration. The crook he holds in his left hand and the flail he grasps in his right are symbols of his kingship.

Tutankhamun possessed four miniature gold coffins inlaid with colored glass and semi-precious stones. Each stood in a separate compartment in an alabaster chest. The band of inscription running down the front names Imseti, one of the sons of Horus, and the goddess Isis, who would protect the deceased and the particular mummified organ within. The cartouche encircling the king's name on the interior was reworked and originally had the name of one of Tutankhamun's relatives.

The most recent exhibit of Tut's artifacts in the United State made stops in Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and Philadelphia

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A new exhibition featuring more than 130 artifacts from King Tutankhamen's tomb and other sites will have its U.S. premiere at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on Nov. 15. King Tut's death mask, shown here, won't make the trip from Cairo for the show.

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