Golden
Throne
of Tutankhamun
A throne of gilded wood, with a scene of the king and his queen on the back.
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The story
The wooden throne is covered in gold leaf and inlaid with silver and stones. Its legs end in lion paws and its arms are cobras.
On the backrest, Queen Ankhesenamun anoints the king.
See it in GizaDetails
- Period
- New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
- Reign
- c. 1332 – 1323 BC
- From
- The tomb of Tutankhamun
- Material
- Wood covered in gold leaf, inlaid with silver and stones
- Displayed
- The Tutankhamun galleries
Made in the New Kingdom
The golden throne comes from the tomb of Tutankhamun, who ruled in Dynasty 18 of the New Kingdom, about 1332 to 1323 BC.
- Predynastic
- Early Dynastic
- Old Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom
- New KingdomDynasty 18
- Late Period
- Ptolemaic
- Roman
Four more artifacts
Golden MaskSolid gold, inlaid with lapis lazuli and quartz.
Painted ChestBattle and hunt, painted in miniature.
Canopic ChestGuarded by four goddesses, it held the canopic jars.
Iron DaggerA gold handle and a blade of iron from the sky.
3D model: “kingTut+chair” by amirfiala1, licensed CC BY 4.0, from Sketchfab. The model was made by its author and may differ in small details from the museum object.