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![This life-size ancient sculpture depicting the head of King Tut sold for nearly $6 million at Christie's in London on July 4.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kP2LRwthKcXvMbVusSVfE9-320-80.jpg)
King Tut Sculpture with Sketchy Origins Sells at Christie's for Nearly $6 Million
By Owen Jarus last updated
Egypt's ministry of antiquities thinks the statue was stolen from the Karnak Temple some time after 1970.
![death mask of king tut.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KfXpswWnun3ocRwS5v3mwL-320-80.jpg)
King Tut's Mummified Erect Penis May Point to Ancient Religious Struggle
By Owen Jarus last updated
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King Tut's Parents Were Cousins, Not Siblings: Researcher
By Megan Gannon last updated
Key details about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh's life have remained mysterious.
![The reconstruction of KV 55, thought to be the pharaoh Akhenaten.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pVXQnjByYNpmSYDzEKa76Z-320-80.jpg)
King Tut's father revealed in stunning facial reconstruction
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
An astonishingly lifelike facial reconstruction reveals the face of an enigmatic mummy who may have been the biological father of the renowned pharaoh Tutankhamen.
![Egyptian princesses](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yP98r6S929Hfx77hAtijvK-320-80.jpg)
King Tut's Sisters Took the Throne Before He Did, Controversial Claim Says
By Laura Geggel last updated
![The burial mask of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun is shown during an exhibit on April 2, 2015 in Munich, Germany.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mw2Jp4LznaN3HHVEL67CDe-320-80.jpg)
King Tut's 'dagger from outer space' may have been a gift from abroad
By Owen Jarus last updated
A "meteor" dagger found in the tomb of King Tut may have been a gift from abroad, but not everyone agrees.
![The falcon imagery seen at the falcon shrine at Berenike could signify a number of deities. This falcon sculpture is from Edfu, a city on the Nile south of Luxor.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aNHuod5Vh8u23noZQn6Wpf-320-80.jpeg)
Falcon shrine with cryptic message unearthed in Egypt baffles archaeologists
By Owen Jarus last updated
An ancient falcon shine in Berenike, an old port city in Egypt, has flummoxed archaeologists who aren't sure what to make of its headless falcons, unknown gods and cryptic message that reads, "It is improper to boil a head in here."
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