Tutankhamun funerary mask

E263890

ancient Egyptian funerary mask archaeological artifact royal regalia work of art

The Tutankhamun funerary mask is a renowned gold death mask of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, celebrated as one of the most iconic masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Tutankhamun funerary mask canonical	3
golden funerary mask of Tutankhamun	2
gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun	1
golden burial mask of Tutankhamun	1
mask of Tutankhamun	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2365283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tutankhamun funerary mask
Context triple: [Ancient Egyptian art, hasCanonicalExample, Tutankhamun funerary mask]

A. Nefertiti Bust
The Nefertiti Bust is a renowned ancient Egyptian sculpture of Queen Nefertiti, celebrated for its exquisite craftsmanship and iconic representation of classical beauty.
B. Narmer Macehead
The Narmer Macehead is an ancient ceremonial stone macehead from early dynastic Egypt, notable for its carved scenes that likely commemorate King Narmer’s royal ceremonies or military victories and provide key evidence for the formation of the Egyptian state.
C. Narmer Palette
The Narmer Palette is an ancient Egyptian ceremonial stone palette dating to around 3100 BCE that depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer and is considered one of the earliest historical documents in the world.
D. Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
E. White Crown of Upper Egypt
The White Crown of Upper Egypt is the tall, conical royal headdress that signified the pharaonic authority and sovereignty over Upper Egypt in ancient Egyptian iconography.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tutankhamun funerary mask
Target entity description: The Tutankhamun funerary mask is a renowned gold death mask of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun, celebrated as one of the most iconic masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.

A. Nefertiti Bust
The Nefertiti Bust is a renowned ancient Egyptian sculpture of Queen Nefertiti, celebrated for its exquisite craftsmanship and iconic representation of classical beauty.
B. Narmer Macehead
The Narmer Macehead is an ancient ceremonial stone macehead from early dynastic Egypt, notable for its carved scenes that likely commemorate King Narmer’s royal ceremonies or military victories and provide key evidence for the formation of the Egyptian state.
C. Narmer Palette
The Narmer Palette is an ancient Egyptian ceremonial stone palette dating to around 3100 BCE that depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer and is considered one of the earliest historical documents in the world.
D. Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
E. White Crown of Upper Egypt
The White Crown of Upper Egypt is the tall, conical royal headdress that signified the pharaonic authority and sovereignty over Upper Egypt in ancient Egyptian iconography.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian funerary mask ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ royal regalia ⓘ work of art ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	death mask of Tutankhamun ⓘ mask of Tutankhamun ⓘ linked to: Tutankhamun funerary mask
artStyle	ancient Egyptian royal portraiture ⓘ
associatedWith	Egyptian afterlife beliefs ⓘ tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culture	ancient Egyptian ⓘ
currentLocation	Egyptian Museum in Cairo ⓘ linked to: Egyptian Museum
dateCreated	c. 1323 BCE ⓘ
depicts	Tutankhamun ⓘ
depth	about 49 cm ⓘ
discoveredBy	Howard Carter ⓘ
discoveredIn	KV62 ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ
discoveredInCountry	Egypt ⓘ
discoveredNear	Luxor ⓘ
discoveryDate	1922 ⓘ
dynasty	18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
features	broad collar ⓘ false beard ⓘ inlaid eyes ⓘ nemes headdress ⓘ vulture and uraeus on the forehead ⓘ
foundInTombOf	Tutankhamun ⓘ
function	death mask ⓘ funerary mask ⓘ
height	about 54 cm ⓘ
housedIn	Egyptian Museum, Cairo ⓘ linked to: Egyptian Museum
inscriptionLanguage	Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
inscriptionLocation	back and shoulders of the mask ⓘ
inscriptionType	Spell 151b of the Book of the Dead ⓘ linked to: Book of the Dead
legalStatus	national treasure of Egypt ⓘ
materialUsed	carnelian ⓘ colored glass ⓘ faience ⓘ gesso ⓘ gold ⓘ lapis lazuli ⓘ obsidian ⓘ quartz ⓘ resin ⓘ silver ⓘ turquoise ⓘ
notableAs	icon of Egyptology ⓘ one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Egypt ⓘ
owner	Egyptian state ⓘ linked to: Egyptian government
period	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
purpose	to cover the face of Tutankhamun’s mummy ⓘ to ensure the king’s safe passage to the afterlife ⓘ
symbolizes	divinity of the pharaoh ⓘ royal power ⓘ
weight	about 10.23 kg ⓘ
width	about 39.3 cm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancient Egyptian art → hasCanonicalExample → Tutankhamun funerary mask ⓘ

Tutankhamun → hasArtifact → Tutankhamun funerary mask ⓘ

Egyptian antiquities → notableExample → Tutankhamun funerary mask ⓘ

Tutankhamun funerary mask → alsoKnownAs → mask of Tutankhamun ⓘ