King Tut S Golden Sandals

A sandal believed to have belonged to king tutankhamun at the grand egyptian museum conservation center.

King tut s golden sandals. The straps over the insteps are of bark ornamented with a diaper pattern in. From shop prospectorcollection. It is believed that since the temperature in egypt was very high throughout the year people gave less importance to wearing footwear. Looks like somebody died ready for the beach.

Cnn for almost a century king tutankhamun has been the poster boy for ancient egypt. The latest exhibit at the egyptian museum in cairo lets visitors take a walk in king tut s shoes a joint effort by andré veldmeijer visiting research scholar at auc and ancient footwear expert and salima ikram renowned egyptologist and auc professor stepping through time. These had paintings of his enemies on the soles so everywhere the king went he. These treasures included a golden throne crown and cobra pottery and big chests like the one pictured here this elaborate chest was part of king tut s treasures.

During the ancient egyptian period people mostly traveled barefoot. King tut s treasures vintage souvenir cards ephemera for junk journals scrapbooks. A pair of golden sandals found in king tutankhamun s tomb that shows how egyptian sandals were made. Cheryl and i went to the king tut exhibit in seattle last week more properly called tutankhamun.

All clothing shoes. Statues and statuettes of tutankhamun from the tomb show him wearing golden sandals. The ancient egyptian boy king had a size 8 or 9 foot and a closet full of 81 elaborate shoes glittering with gold and gemstones. Unique egyptian hand crafted king tut s golden throne jewelry trinket treasure box prospectorcollection.

Women s men s kids baby. The golden king and the great pharaohs it was fantastic if you remember the original king tut exhibit in the 70s this one was more than twice as large. The outer soles are covered with white stucco. Footwear in ancient egypt features shoes from more than 5 000 years worth of egyptian history.

His death mask was sublimely breathtakingly crafted over 3 300 years ago from 24 pounds of beaten gold. But it was the plain palm leaf and papyrus sandals that really. The gem will also offer visitors a unique vision of tutankhamun the so called golden. This fantastic footwear was found in the tomb of king tutankhamun looking well preserved and fashionably modern for being over 33 centuries old.