I saw this in a charity shop a while ago and I was struck by the fact that this face is globally recognisable. Maybe not by everyone everywhere, but most people know who he is.
A young, sickly king who died at 19 after a short and unremarkable reign is world-famous 3 300 years after he died. That is almost unimaginable, given that most of us know nothing about our great-grandparents. Given, he was famous because of the coverage of the discovery of his tomb and the riches within, but that is still amazing.
I went to the Tutankhamen exhibition when it came to Stockholm, and have also seen it in the UK. I also went to see the Terracotta Army when they came on tour, but King Tut still fascinates me the most.
it is remarkable that he’s so famous afetr doing so little ; but then there is the discovery of his tomb