2.   Known as “The Boy King.” He became King of Egypt when he was 9 years old, and he ruled from 1341 – 1323 B.C., over 3,000 years ago.  Tutankhamen’s name means “the living image of the sun god.”  King Tut was 18 years old when he died. It was originally believed that he was killed.  In 2010 researchers revealed that the 19-year-old pharaoh likely died of a combination of malaria and a degenerative bone disorder in his left. King Tutankhamen

3.   Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife and they made careful preparations for it.  Their intent was to make the after- life as pleasant for the deceased as real life  Mummification was a sacred way of honoring the dead. They believed that mummification was necessary for the person who died to be granted entrance to the afterlife. King Tutankhamen

4.   His tomb was built with a burial chamber and extra rooms to house things needed in the next life – clothing, jewelry, furniture and objects for protection.  The tomb was discovered in 1922 – the first in modern times that had not been vandalized. King Tutankhamen

5.   The most spectacular discovery in the tomb was the funeral mask, which bore an exact likeness of the king. It is made of solid gold and weighs about 22 pounds.  Just above the eyebrows on the head piece is a gold serpent on the left and a gold vulture on the right, representing sacred goddesses.  It is decorated with semi-precious stones and colored glass.  A gold vulture sits on each of his shoulders. King Tutankhamen

6.   What do you see?  Is this like other art work you have seen?  What is similar?  What is different? Looking at the work

7.   Line  An identifiable path of a point moving in space. It can vary in width, direction and length.  Pattern  A repeated element or design  Color  When light is reflected off an object, color is what the eye sees. The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. The secondary colors are orange, purple and green.  Contrast  Contrast is created by using opposites near or beside one another, such as a light object next to a dark object or a rough texture next to a smooth texture. Vocabulary

8.   Design a mummy case on white paper.  Use the black marker to outline the eyes, the shape of the headdress, the decorative beard and the facial expression.  Design the case  Use your imagination to add symbols and other imagery.  What is important to you today verses the Pharaohs in the past?  Use a combination of pastels and gold paint to color the mummy and create the patterns.  Cut out the mummy and glue it onto a sheet of brown construction paper.  Sign and date your artwork!!! Instructions: