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File:King Tut Ankh Amun Golden Mask 01.jpg
Mask of the mummy of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, now part of the collection of The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The mask was among the treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb when it was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter.
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Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia. Hi-res image of iconic funerary artwork. I like this image better than this one or {this one.
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Tutankhamun
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uploaded by User:Realman208
Where are they? I wouldn't know a jpeg artifact if it crawled out of its coffin and bit me on the butt. Spikebrennan 13:57, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Compression artifact. Look for the square patterns in the gold in the mane and in the shadows round the eyes. ~ VeledanTalk 19:51, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Aah, gotcha. Live and learn. Nominator withdraws support.Spikebrennan 16:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 03:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]