Detail of the Golden Throne of Tutankhamun, c. 1332-1323 B.C.
The golden throne of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922 by the British archaeologist Howard Carter. It was found beneath a hippopotamus funerary bed in the antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.
The luxurious armchair is distinguished by the complexity of its technique and an abundance of details. Two projecting lions’ heads protect the seat of the throne, while the arms take the form of winged uraei or rearing cobras wearing the double Pschent crown of Egypt and guarding the cartouche names of the king.
Queen Ankhesenamun holds a salve-cup and spreads perfumed oil on her husband’s collar in a typical Amarna style scene, the sun disc Aten shines above the royal couple. At the time it was made, their names were Tutankhaten and Ankhespaaten.
The scene shows one of the most famous and intimate scenes in art history: the young king appears sitting and being regaled with an ointment by his wife Ankhesenamun.
The king wears a composite crown and a broad collar, and the queen wears a diadem. The bodies and wigs of both of them are inlaid with exquisite coloured glass, and their linen robes are silver.
From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes.
Now in the Grand Egyptian Museum. JE 62028
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