The
sixth and last chariot of King Tutankhamun is one of the prized artifacts from
the Tutankhamun collection now housed at the GEM. Written by/ Nevine El-Aref.
Completing
a collection of 5,200 Tutankhamun artefacts, the Egyptian Ministry of Defence
has offered the Ministry of Antiquities the sixth and last chariot of the boy
king.
In
a gala ceremony, Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany received the sixth and
last chariot of Tutankhamun at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The others were
previously transferred to the GEM’s laboratory centre.
El-Enany
said that the chariot was discovered in 1922 in Tutankhamun's tomb. He
described the GEM as “a gift” from Egypt to the world. He also thanked the
Ministry of Defence for offering the chariot to the GEM and its transport from
the Military Museum at Salah Al-Din Citadel to the GEM.
"It
is the first time to display the six chariots together since their discovery in
1922," Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of
Antiquities, told Ahram Online, adding that it took nine years to assemble and
restore the chariots upon their discovery. This
particular chariot was sent to the Military Museum in 1987.
Eissa
Zidan, head of restoration at the GEM, said the chariot was padded with special
materials to absorb any vibrations during transportation. State-of-the-art
technology and modern scientific techniques were used in order to guarantee the
safe lifting and moving of the chariot from its display at the Military Museum.
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