Treasures of Tutankhamun - necklace sun god - trumpet Tutankhamun
Treasures of King "Tutankhamen" at the discovery of his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor in 1922.


Necklace sun god

Necklace sun god.
This piece is considered as one of the most beautiful collections Jewelry "Tutankhamun." Has been recorded catalog "Carter" number "5" 267, with a height of 14.9 cm and width of 14.5 cm.
The configuration decorative to this very difficult, accuracy and complexity necklace, where the bottom of which part of the plant and floral motifs composed, while the middle part of a decorative form consists in the image of Saqr made of gold studded Alkloizaunay manner, and extenders wings holding between its claws my TM "Shane," in addition to the symbols vegetarians "lotus flower" face maritime and "asset" or "Saad" face tribal plant.
Collar maker has excelled in replacing the body and the head of a scarab spreading Falcon made of white opal, smoked and who symbolizes the "Khepri" - the sun god at dawn or sunrise .. and on both sides of Falcon find holy Tapanin each carrying disk of the sun over his head.
While carrying a scarab over his feet front legs - rather than Sun's traditional disk - a symbol of the famous for both the

Clips to the side of the King "Tutankhamen" jewelry.
Trumpet Tutankhamun

Trumpet silver was transferred to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and a length of 58 cm, up widening the bell (wider trumpet parts) to 8.8 cm, while ranging breadth of the tube between 1.7 cm (at the edge of a trumpet which is blown - the mouth of the trumpet) and 2.6 cm (when Tube connection point with the bell). Trumpet silver forged was made, with a thin strip of gold for decoration around the edge of the bell, but the mouth is made of high pure gold. It is noted that the conical tube and the bell were originally a separate two pieces were to Hamanma silver.

The trumpet in ancient Egypt called "Chenb" Sheneb, and was considered a musical instrument military, and we'd find Albwaqan (Alamboqan - who blow the trumpet) near the King in wars and military ceremonies. It has been recorded voice of a trumpet, "Tutankhamun" in 1939 in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for the British radio BBC. During breaks blowing a trumpet to his foot, but has been repaired and could be successfully audio recording.
Image taken during sound the trumpet "Tutankhamun" in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, recorded in 1939, and that moments before the crush trumpet because of the foot (trumpet was fixed after that and might sound successfully) recording.
Horn sound "Tutankhamun," which recorded the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC
Egyptian Museum in 1939
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