All the gold and precious stones found in the tomb made it the most complete ancient Egyptian royal tomb ever found. The pharaoh Tutankhamun, who died at the age of 19, was at best only moderately significant historically, but it happened to be his largely intact tomb that was discovered in 1922, thus propelling him to the “King Tut” rock-star status he enjoys today. (And speaking of the Holy Family, isn’t it a sublime thought that when Joseph, Mary, and young Jesus journeyed to Egypt, those famous King Tut coffins had already been buried in their tomb for over 1300 years?) Funerary mask of Tutankhamen (“King Tut”), placed directly over the head and shoulders of the actual mummy Why King Tut? Well, there are several possible reasons why the famous coffins of a pharaoh popped into my head: perhaps it’s because I’m still mourning the death of two friends this past November, or perhaps it’s due to the recent Nativity and Epiphany seasons where we recall that the Holy Family journeyed to Egypt as refugees fleeing King Herod, or perhaps the King Tut coffins and death mask at this point are simply the prime archetype of something made of gold. Yes, there are actually three nested coffins– and the famous death (or funerary) mask. I’ve been reading and thinking about the sublime aspects of gold (Au, element 79) for several years, but in contemplating a first blog post about gold my mind instantly went to King Tut and his golden coffins.
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