Mask of tutankhamun

Detail of the Golden Mask of Tutankhamun from the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. I saw "King Tut" in Chicago many years ago and loved the exhibit. Sent by a Postcrossing member in Slovakia.

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The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Shirt: Initiatives; Hat: C.C. Exclusives; Dress clip (on hat): vintage Recently, when I was staying with Beau way out in the burbs, his mother told me about a store frequented by the ladies in her "over 55" (read, mostly much older) apartment complex. The prices, she said, were right. She was not kidding! I got this top for something like $10, new. The yoke on it immediately called to mind the frenzy for all things Egyptian after the excavation of King Tut's tomb in 1922. With its geometric…

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Let your child be ancient Egyptian royalty by creating their very own Pharaoh Mask. They could even pretend to be Tutankhamun!

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