Tutankhamun went down in history as the child pharaoh . He ascended the throne at the age of just nine and died at just eighteen. His reign was brief and politically insignificant, but his name became immortalized thanks to an extraordinary event: in 1922, his tomb was discovered virtually intact, filled with priceless treasures.

That sensational discovery transformed Tutankhamun into a global icon. The famous golden funerary mask became the very symbol of Ancient Egypt, consigning to legend ...