Tutankhamun became pharaoh around 1333 BC and ruled for about ten years. One of the most amazing items was King Tutankhamun's golden mask, which weighed a whopping ten kilograms and was found on his mummified body in the innermost coffin. The tomb had four chambers, each filled with a huge range of objects including gold jewellery, chariots, model boats, a tiny thrown and paintings. In total, there were over 5,000 objects in that tomb which took eight years for Carter and his team to remove and catalogue. In 1922 - after searching for six years - a team led by the British archaeologist, Howard Carter, discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.Īnd inside they found more than four hundred shabti. They were made holding little tools, so they'd look like mini servants and agricultural workers and that's because the people at the time believed that the statues would come to life in the afterworld and do all the work that was needed. Shabti were buried in tombs with important members of Egyptian society. It's called a shabti and this little statue tells us about the beliefs and rituals of the Ancient
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