Egyptian Artefacts Found In The Tomb Of Tutankhamun

Significant artefacts found in kings Tuts tomb
The wealth of artefacts found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, has increased our knowledge of the ancient Egyptian society, culture, religion and what roles the Pharaohs played in the society. The Tomb of Tutankhamun was described by Howard Carter as being in a state of ‘organised chaos’. It contained around 700 items, some for decoration, some because they belonged to the king, some to tell stories of the king and some for protection and guidance into the afterlife.
One of the first artefacts that Carter noticed when he entered the antechamber were, 3 gilded couches. The sides of the couches were carved into monstrous animals, attenuated in form. The strange beasts resembled, a lion, a cow and a Typhon, part hippo, part crocodile. These couches were used for ceremonial reasons. These objects tell us a lot about the nature of the Egyptian society, they were very well made, which signifies that the craftsmanship was excellent. The fact that they look such like beasts and monsters shows that they might have been for protection of to resemble a god. They also show the great respect they had
Carter explained that they were intended to help the king navigate into the world of eternity, in what was first thought to have been a corridor. Carter described the oars to have been systematically placed, and looked like magical foot prints captured on the surface of a still river. This tells us that obviously the Egyptian society did have and did use boats, because they would probably only have oars if they had boats to use them with. The fact that the king needed guidance from oars and other objects suggests that the afterlife isn’t that easy to find. This is why so many objects where found that were believed to have helped with this process. The Egyptian society must have known a lot about the afterlife and the underworld to have known what objects could help you find it after