The auction of an object allegedly found in the tomb of Tutankhamun reached US $ 458,000.
A Auction in London reached the U $ s458,000 for one Cosmetics box in the form of Saltamontesbut its sale generated a great controversy among heritage experts. This is because the object was repeatedly linked with TUTANKAMÓNwhich would make it a historical article.
The Egyptian civilization It is one of the most famous for being one of the first to develop knowledge in medicine, mathematics and writing, in addition to the monumental legacy of its Pyramids. Some of their pharaohs are known worldwide at least by name, but perhaps TUTANKAMÓN Be the most famous.
Nefertiti inside the tomb of Tutankhamun?
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The object, attributed by Egyptologists to TUTANKAMÓNwas auctioned in 340,000 pounds sterling (some U $ S450,000). The fact unleashed the controversy between archaeologists, and the dissemination of the subject also reached the social networkswhich always find a space in any debate.
The piece, which could come from Tutankhamun sepulcheris known as Sauterelle de Guennol. The one in charge of making the sale was the auction house APOLLO ART AUCTIONspecialized in Ancient, Asian and Islamic artas well as in old and medieval coins. It is a Ivory cosmetics container Insect -shaped, just nine centimeters in diameterthat dates from 1350-1349 ACend of the XVIII dynastyperiod belonging to the so -called “New Egyptian Empire”.
The story of Tutankhamun: Why is it so famous?
The life of TUTANKAMÓN It was particular from the beginning: to the nine years He was already Pharaoh of Egypt. Despite being strongly protected by his young age, he came to make important decisions worthy of a powerful monarch. However, his government did not achieve great importance and died to the 18 or 20 yearsalthough there is no absolute certainty.
Despite not being a determining pharaoh in the very long Egyptian history, it was buried in the Valle de los Reyes With his treasures, as appropriate to the monarchs. The Napoleonic campaigns and the English expeditions During the nineteenth century many tombs emptied, but that of Tutankhamon remained intact until 1922when the English archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon They discovered it. Shortly after, Carnarvon died of an infection and, later, several people linked to the transfer of treasures to New York also died in strange circumstances. These facts gave rise to the myth of the “Curse of Tutankhamun”that even today accompanies the fame of the pharaoh and the treasure of his grave.
Source: Ambito
