Where is King Tut's treasure now?
Where is King Tut's treasure now? All of the items found inside Tutankhamun's tomb were displayed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and the Luxor Museum, but will be newly exhibited in the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza. Carter's excavation records are kept in the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford (Opens in new window).
Why did King Tut have so much gold in his tomb?
The pharaohs of Egypt insisted on being buried in gold, which they believed was the flesh of the gods. Consider the tomb of Tutankhamun. The boy-king was enshrined in three gold coffins.