Egyptian King Toutankhamon 14 Century BC - Statue Start Price USD 14.00 Current Price USD 14.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Coleman, AB See more about 'Egyptian King Toutankhamon 14 Century BC - Statue' Description Egyptian King Toutankhamon 14 Century BC - Statue 5.5 inches tall x 4 inches wide x 3.5 inches This auction is for Egyptian King Toutankhamon 14 Century BC - Statue The statue is made of resin and has weight to it. The bottom has felt so that it won't scratch any services. It is being sold as is (new condition) and would make a wonderful addition to any collection. Here is some background on - King Tut Tutankhamun (throne name Neb-kheperu-re) the famous "boy king". Tutankhamun was a ruler of the 18th Dynasty (1336-1327 BC). Ironically until Howard Carter's discovery of his tomb in 1922, Tutankhamun was one of the most poorly known of the pharaohs, he had a short reign, and his tomb is unlike most other royal tombs - consisting of only four small rooms rather than the long corridor style that was typical that period. After several years of fruitless digging in the Valley of the Kings, Carter's team had finally discovered a rock-cut step below the entrance to the tomb of Ramesses VI. This was the first of a flight of steps that led down to a walled up entrance to a tomb, plastered over and stamped with large oval seals, five of which were inscribed with Tutankhamun's throne name, Neb-khepru-re. Tutankhaten becomes Tutankhamun Tutankhamun was born during the Amarna Period, when he was first known as Tutankhaten (living image of the Aten) but later changed his name, presumably to try and distance himself from the "Atenist" reigns of Akhenaten and Smenkhara. His wife Ankhesenpaaten, who was one of Akhenaten's daughters, similarly changed her name to Ankhesenamun. Interestingly however, some of the most famous images of Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun include the distinctive Aten style sun disc with arms outstretched down towards them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   On 14-May-08 at 00:28:11 EDT, seller added the following information: Will combine shipping costs with other items. Place a Bid!