Tutankhamun Replica Gifted by Egypt to Dakar’s Museum of Black Civilisations

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After discovering the tomb of King Tutankhamun, British archaeologist Howard Carter spent years cataloging the thousands of artifacts of incalculable value they contained, including life-size statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, shining thrones and the funeral mask of the king child. He also stole some for himself. Now, an object that Egyptologists have said for decades that Carter probably stole will be auctioned, even though some experts s…