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Layout of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

KV62, the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun, contained a wealth of artifacts, which are now preserved in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Entrance stairway (1-3)

No.	Objects
1a	Scarab bearing cartouche (green glazed steatite)
b-e	Various fragments (Ivory, resin, glass)
f	Ostracons bearing hieratic legends
g	Fragments of vases (alabaster and others)
h	Fragments of painted pottery
i	Animal bones
j	Plant material (wood, rush)
k	Wood box of Smenkh-Ka-Ra, various inscriptions, white gesso
l	Wood box of Tutankhamun, various inscriptions, ebony veneer
m	Cloth fragments (incl. linen)
2	Fragments of large, white zeers
3	Seals for wine-jars

Entrance Stairway

1f: Ostracon found in fill of stairway, bearing an Artist's Sketch of Pharaoh Spearing a Lion

1f, reverse: "The slaughter of every foreign land, the Pharaoh—may he live, prosper, and be healthy."

Entrance corridor (4-12)

Corridor leading to the Antechamber

8: Wooden head of Tutankhamun emerging from a lotus flower

At discovery, the corridor was filled with rubble which contained several items.

No.	Objects
4	Blocking wall to corridor, covered in seal impressions
5a-h	Various fragments from jars, seals, etc.
6	Skins
7	Alabaster vases bearing inscriptions ("Ibri-oil", "Fat", "Festival perfume")
8	Head of Nefertem
9	Vase with hawk-head-lid crowned by solar disk, ornamental paintings
10	Clay seals
11	Fragment of jar, inscribed "Year 9. Wine of the House-of-Aten by the hand of the chief of ... Nakhtsobki"
12a	Faience pendants, some inlaid
b	Gold-foil fragments (from objects in Antechamber)
c	Inlaid gold plaques from jewellery
d	Faience rings (some intact)
e, h, j, p, g	Fragments (faience, resin, ebony, ivory, mineral, glass)
f	Faience floral pendant (Amarna type)
g	Bronze razors
i	Clay seal
k	Shells, perhaps part of necklace
l	Dried fruits
m	Semi-precious stones
n	Fragments of metal-work: yoke basket for shabti, bronze arrowhead, gold and bronze staple
o	Wooden labels
r	Dom nuts
s	Pottery cup
t	Stone lid fragments

Antechamber (13-171)

14: Lotus chalice, 14a: Small painted box, 14b: Small cartouche-shaped box

North-east corner of Antechamber, showing items 15-22

Interior of casket 21

c	gilded headrest
e	cloth with square-pattern (left)
f	decorated sandal (bottom-right)
k	leather shoe (above headrest)

One of the pair of life-sized statues (22+29), guarding either side of the entrance to the burial chamber.

Entrance and north-east corner (13-22)

No.		Objects
13	Blocking wall to Antechamber, covered in seal impressions
14	Lotus chalice
14a	Small box, painted red with ivory veneer
14b	Box in cartouche shape, interior painted white, Ivory knob
15+a	Pottery, red cup, and fragments of reeds
16	Plain alabster vase, no lid
17	Bunde of leaves bound with bark or reed
18	Funeral bouquet
19a	Small bouquet and reed oddments
19b	Circle of reed, Lid of basket, reed strand, pieces of papyrus matting
20	Alabaster jar
21	Ornate casket containing numerous items (21a-yy), panels displaying Tutankhamun hunting and as a sphinx treading on his enemies
	a, b, f-i	Three pairs of sandals (rush&papyrus, decorated, leather)
	c	Gilt headrest
	d	Ceremonial robe with beadwork and gold sequins
	e	Cloth, widely woven with squares of yellow, red and blue
	j	Single beadwork sandal, disintegrated
	k, l	Pair of decorated leather shoes
	m, v, x, cc, gg	Five tapestry woven cloths, garments, and tasseled belt or scarf
	n	Inscribed wooden label with hole: "Papyrus (?), Sandals of His Majesty, life, wealth, health"
	o	Collar band, coarsely woven with threads of different colors
	p, q, r	Three garment or shawls with daisies in gold and faience
	s	Cap or bag with Bbadwork of colored faience discs
	t	Leopard-skin cloak with head of gilded plaster, crystal eyes, silver claws
	u	Collar of faience beads and pendants
	w	Beaded object
	y	Two string collar made of flat beads, alternating sections of black and white
	z	Child's glove of fine linen
	aa, bb	Two collars decorated with gold sequins
	dd	Resin-bead necklace
	ee, ff	Pieces of tasseled belts
	hh	Small bundles of cloth, bound with bark or reed
	ii	Large linen tassel
	jj	Gold sequins
	kk	Possibly belt
	ll	Plain-cloth tasseled belt
	mm	Possibly shawl
	nn	Loincloth
	oo, pp, qq	Rolls of linen
	qq	Ten rolls of bandage of fine linen
	rr, ss, tt, uu	Multiple pads of cloth of different sizes and quality
	vv	Archer's gauntlet of woven cloth
	ww, xx	Boards of wood covered with gesso and painted blue
	yy	Gold pendant
22	Large statue in black and gold (173 cm (5.68 ft) tall), standing on the eastern side of the doorway to the burial chamber. (Counterpart to 29.)
22a	Linen cover, hanging over left arm of statue 22

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  21: Front panel of ornate casket
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  21: Side panel of ornate casket
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  21t: leopard head of gilded plaster

Objects against north wall to Burial Chamber (23-29, 51, 52)

North end of the Antechamber, objects 23-29 and 51-52 in front of still sealed doorway to Burial Chamber.

No.		Object
23, 24	Two painted pottery jars
25	Vase of green or blue faience (contained 25a and b)
	a	Pair of rings of black and white glass (one broken)
	b	Piece of cloth
26	Reed lid of basket 119
27	Upper part of alabaster vase
28	Blocking wall to burial chamber, covered in seal impressions
29	Large statue, standing on the western side of the doorway to the burial chamber. (Counterpart to 22.)
51	Small bouquet
52	Reed pad

25a: Pair of rings

Lion couch 35 and objects underneath, north-west corner (30-40)

Group of objects around lion couch 35

Decorated footstool 30, chest 32 and its content

39: Ebony chair for a child

40: Painted alabaster box

No.		Object
30	Wooden footstool decorated with reliefs of foreign captives
31+a	Two green or blue faience vases
32	Chest of ivory, ebony, and red wood. Content (a-x) not original.
	a-g	Ten vases and one cup of alabaster and crystalline limestone
	h	Vase of dark mottled serpentine
	i	Kohl pot of dark serpentine
	j	Small vase of translucent white glass
	kl	Two small vases of indigo-blue glass
	m	Pottery bowl
	n	Six small pottery saucers
	o	Four paint slabs of crystalline limestone
	p	Two knives of slate-coloured cherty limestone
	q	Five knives of crystalline limestone
	r	Rush basket lid
	s	Lumps of resin
	t	Four incense balls
	u	Small dried fruits
	v	Gold cap or boss
	w	Broken ostrich feathers
	x	Small bunch of possibly garlic
33	Wooden stand
34	Hassock filled with bran, with beadwork
35	Gilded lion couch
36	Group of two stone vase lids, papyrus mattering, etc.
	a	Papyrus rush bands
	b, c	Two stone jar-lids
	d	Crook end of small cane
	e	Clay seal, perhaps of shrine 37
37	Black shrine on sled (containing 37a)
	a	Nome sign of Aphroditopolis, covered with cloth
38	Black shrine on sled (containing 38bc)
	a	Clay seal for 38
	b, c	Standard of the 10th Nome of Upper Egypt (Aphroditopolis) with linen cover
39	Solid ebony chair for a child
40	Painted alabaster box (originally contained in box 115), filled with cloth, horse hair, 40a and b
	a	Ivory pomegranate
	b	Gold caps and beads, etc.
	c	Two clay seals

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  38: Sealed black shrine
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  38: Shrine opened
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  38bc: Clothed nome standard
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  38b: Unclothed nome standard

Objects on top and in front of Lion Couch 35 (41-50, 138)

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43: Box

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Burial chamber

172-260

No.	Object
175	Tutankhamun's trumpets

Burial

Mummy

The mummy of Tutankhamun was found resting in the sarcophagus. Multiple items were worn by or wrapped with the deceased pharaoh.

• Mask of Tutankhamun

• Tutankhamun's meteoric iron dagger

Treasury

The Anubis Shrine in situ at the entrance of the Treasury

261-336

No.	Object	Containing	Qty	Material
	Anubis Shrine

Annex

337-620

No.	Object	Qty
602	Wooden kiosk containing items (a-g)
a		3
b-e	Wooden shawabti reises	6
f	Shawabtis, violet glazed pottery	31
g	Miniature copper implements	32

Howard Carter's private collection

19 small-scale objects which had come into possession of the Metropolitan Museum of Art were returned to Egypt in 2011.

Object
15 samples or bits
Bronze dog statuette (under 0.75 in (1.9 cm) high)
Small sphinx bracelet-element
Part of handle
Broad collar necklace, additional beads

Embalming Cache

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