Egypt will put the mummy of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun on display next month inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings, allowing visitors to see his face for the first time.

Zahi Hawass, head of the High Council for Antiquities, said he would place the mummy in a climate-controlled glass showcase in the tomb and cover the body with linen. Tutankhamun's bare face would be visible. This is the first time in history that anyone will see the mummy (in public).

Tutankhamun, who died on the cusp of adulthood, ruled Egypt between about 1361 and 1352 BC. The 1922 discovery of his intact tomb, whose treasures included a now famous gold funerary mask.

Although the artifacts from Tutankhamun's burial tomb have toured the world, the mummified body of the king has been examined only a handful of times in detail since the tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter.

Mystery has surrounded Tutankhamun ever since 1922. Lord Carnarvon, Carter's sponsor and among the first to enter the tomb, died shortly afterward from an infected mosquito bite.

Newspapers at the time said Carter had unleashed a pharaonic curse that killed Carnarvon and others linked to the discovery.
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WOO HOO,

I've always wanted to see a dead pharaohs face! xD

Nah, I'm just joshing with ya

Why is only on display now :l

You can go to the Discovery channel's web site to see the face also, I just got back from seeing the Treasure's of Tut in Philly and it was amazing.....

Just seems like another one of Zahi Hawass's huge marketing ploys to me.

Oh I wish they would just leave the boy in peace, he’s already been mutilated for goodness sake. He deserves more respect than that

I agree. Are there any known statutes of Tut from his reign?

Not sure, haven't looked yet, but found his face and you can turn it to see his profile. Pretty amazing.

man thats cool.... **goes to find a pic of it**

There are quite a few statues known from Tutankhamun's reign, but they were all usurped by Horemheb who ruled a few years after Tutnkhamun.

Here's an example of a Tutankhamun statue. I believe it's currently in the Oriental Institute in Chicago, Illinois.