In 1922, archaeologists discovered the tomb of a pharaoh known as King Tutankhaten (too-tan-KAH-tin), or King Tut.<span> Inside a small burial chamber, they found three coffins nested inside each other.</span><span> The smallest coffin was made of solid gold.</span><span> It held the king's mummy.</span><span> (A mummy is a body that has been preserved after death to keep it from decaying.</span>) On the mummy's head was a magnificent golden mask.<span> Jewelry and good luck charms lay on the mummy and in the wrappings that protected it.</span><span> Other rooms of the tomb were filled with statues, weapons, furniture, and even a chariot.</span>
The treasures in King Tut's tomb provided an amazing glimpse into ancient Egypt.Other pharaohs also left behind fabulous riches and artwork.<span> Many of these pharaohs had great monuments built to celebrate their lives and their accomplishments.</span><span> Like King Tut's tomb, these artifacts have much to teach us about this ancient civilization.</span>
What distinguished the Amarna style from earlier Egyptian art was a sense of realism and immediacy.
The Amarna art refers to a type of art that was used in Egypt during and after the reign of Akhenaten in the 14th century BC. It was sort of revolutionary, and differed greatly than the previous type of art that was generally always used. It showed a bit more realism than the previous eras.
