AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2011
VIC:Tutankhamun exhibition opens in Melbourne
Melbourne Museum opens its latest exhibition today .. TUTANKHAMUN and the Golden Age
of the Pharaohs .. showing off a collection of treasures buried with the king in 1322
BC.
The find was discovered by archeologist HOWARD CARTER when he first prised open the
pharaoh's tomb in Egypt in 1922 .. and the discovery and the stories around it have since
captivated the world.
The exhibition includes jewellery .. statuettes and models .. along with a solid gold
dagger found at TUTANKHAMUN'S hip and a crown on his head.
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KEYWORD: TUTANKHAMUN (MELBOURNE)
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