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What a compelling sight this must have been!

LONDON — A giant statue of the ancient Egyptian god of the dead floated down the Thames on Monday, turning heads as it crossed under London's Tower Bridge.

The 25-foot fiberglass representation of the jackal-headed god was taken down the river on the back of a cargo ship to Trafalgar Square, where it will stand for three days before moving to various locations around the capital.

Anubis' arrival is part of an effort to promote an exhibition of the treasures taken from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun. The show, "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," opens Nov. 15 at London's O2, previously known as the Millennium Dome.

Tutankhamun ascended to the throne more than 3,000 years ago — during Egypt's 18th dynasty period — while still a child. He reigned for only nine years and had no surviving children. His two stillborn babies were buried with him.

The exhibit, which has previously been touring the United States since June 2005, includes the golden diadem worn by the mummified king when archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered his the tomb in 1922 and four miniature gold coffinettes that held Tutankhamun's internal organs. Items from other royal 18th-dynasty graves will also be on display.

Organizers said the presence of the 5.6-ton black-and-gold statue was a nod to ancient Egyptian belief that Anubis escorted the dead to the underworld and protected them on their journey.

"That's really his role here, today: He's protecting the Tutankhamun exhibition as it leaves America and heads for the U.K," said Ken Kelling, spokesman for Visit London, the city's tourism authority.

More than 300,000 tickets already have been sold or reserved for the exhibition, which runs until Aug. 30, organizers say.

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review of the exhibit....be sure to click on steve martin doing king tut! ::rotfl:: a blast from the SNL past! :lmao:



Return of the King

Tutankhamun is coming back to London for the first time in a generation. Our critic previews an unmissable show
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World to gaze on King Tut's face







Scientists recently came up with this reconstruction of the faceThe face of one of Egypt's most mysterious ancient rulers, the boy king Tutankhamun, is being put on public view for the first time on Sunday.
His mummy is being displayed in a climate-controlled case inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings.
The event comes exactly 85 years after the site was discovered by the British explorer Howard Carter.
Only about 50 people are thought to have seen his face since then though thousands have seen his sarcophagus.
The face remained intact because of the mummification process and will continue to be protected from heat and humidity.
Tut's spell
It is more than 3,000 years since Tutankhamun died, probably still in his teens.
Although he was a fairly minor royal, the treasures that were unearthed have captivated the world and drawn millions to the Valley of the Kings.
Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, says the remains of Tutankhamun and other relics are now under threat from the heat and the humidity brought into the tomb by the vast crowds.
The remains are being removed from the original golden sarcophagus and placed in a climate-controlled plexi-glass case in the antechamber of his tomb.





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::rotfl:::lmao:::chuckle:::rotfl:




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some fascinating photos...








King Tut's face unveiled to world
The 3,000-year face of the mummified Egyptian King Tutankhamun is put on public view for the first time.
In pictures: Tutankhamun revealed
Face-to-face with Tutankhamun





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That's just simply incredible ...




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I just knew this would come in handy some day!



This was given to me by an Egyptian guy trying to get me to go to work for him.::nsmile::

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very interesting!

i see you're watching the Pats game! ::thumbs:: 
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Scientists will test DNA of two mummified bodies found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine if they were the young pharaoh's children.
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Lady Cop wrote: very interesting!

i see you're watching the Pats game! ::thumbs:: 

And I see the Colts are winning.:lmao:
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that was nov. 2007. :lmao:

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Lady Cop wrote: that was nov. 2007. :lmao:
I know, BUT!!! they were still winning.::chuckle:: LH's TV screen doesn't lie.::rotfl::

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