On the dramatic objects surrounding King Tutankhamun in his tomb, intriguing imagery decorated his possessions. Examine what the iconography and symbols represented to shed light on the young pharaoh's anxieties and troubles.
Pilot Lecture: Even Tutankhamun Got the Blues
On the dramatic objects surrounding King Tutankhamun in his tomb, intriguing imagery decorated his possessions. Examine what the iconography and symbols represented to shed light on the young pharaoh's anxieties and troubles.
Overview
01: Even Tutankhamun Got the Blues
Join Professor Kasia Szpakowska to examine the iconography and symbols found in and around the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Review them in the context of the cultural, social, and political environment during which he lived his short life, to see what we can glean about his emotional state, his hopes, and his fears.
31 min
