Known as “The Boy King.” He

became King of Egypt when he was 9 years old, and he ruled from 1361 – 1352 B.C., over 3,000 years ago.

Tutankhamen’s name means “the living image of the sun god.”

King Tut was 18 years old when he died. It was originally believed that he was killed.

In 2010 researchers revealed that the 19-year-old pharaoh likely died of a combination of malaria and a degenerative bone disorder in his left.

King Tutankhamen

Ancient Egyptians believed in

the afterlife and they made careful preparations for it. Their intent was to make the

after-life as pleasant for the deceased as real life

Mummification was a sacred way of honoring the dead. They believed that mummification was necessary for the person who died to be granted entrance to the afterlife.

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His tomb was built

with a burial chamber and extra rooms to house things needed in the next life – clothing, jewelry, furniture and objects for protection.

The tomb was discovered in 1922 – the first in modern times that had not been vandalized.

King Tutankhamen

The most spectacular discovery

in the tomb was the funeral mask, which bore an exact likeness of the king. It is made of solid gold and weighs about 22 pounds. Just above the eyebrows on the

head piece is a gold serpent on the left and a gold vulture on the right, representing sacred goddesses.

It is decorated with semi-precious stones and colored glass.

A gold vulture sits on each of his shoulders.

King Tutankhamen

What do you see? Is this like other art work

you have seen? What is similar? What is different?

Looking at the work

Line

An identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can vary in width, direction and length.

Pattern A repeated element or design

Color When light is reflected off an object, color is what the

eye sees. The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. The secondary colors are orange, purple and green.

Contrast Contrast is created by using opposites near or beside

one another, such as a light object next to a dark object or a rough texture next to a smooth texture.

Vocabulary

Design a mummy case on white paper. Use the black marker to outline the eyes, the shape

of the headdress, the decorative beard and the facial expression.

Design the case Use your imagination to add symbols and other

imagery. What is important to you today verses the

Pharaohs in the past? Use a combination of pastels and gold paint to color

the mummy and create the patterns. Cut out the mummy and glue it onto a sheet of

brown construction paper. Sign and date your artwork!!!

Instructions: