#Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened #OnThisDay in 1924.

The discovery reopened arguments about the presumed race of the ancient Egyptians.

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https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/tutankhamun-black-king

Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back.’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/arts/design/grand-egyptian-museum-opening.html

This is also from a photo I took at "Tutankhamen: His Tomb and Treasures" some years ago. I had to stand to one side so my reflection didn't confuse the picture, so it's slightly skewed. But this shows what practice will do - a year ago, I wouldn't have attempted something like this!

I've used a bit of body colour so the light blue and light red are closer to right, but I tried to reserve white paper for highlights.

#DreamsOfAmarna #Tutankhamen #WorldWatercolourMonth #watercolours #gouache
#painting

Seen on Quora: this is the best possible answer to the "we have to preserve #history" argument for keeping #Confederate monuments, bases named after Confederate generals, etc.

"A cannon from a Civil War battle is history. A uniform worn by somebody at #Gettysburg is history. Jefferson Davis’ desk is history. Robert E. Lee’s sword is history. A monument made by the #KKK in the 1890s or 1950s isn’t history of the Civil War. It’s just a monument made by the KKK or similar racists, and is no more history than a statue I sculpt today of Pharaoh #Tutankhamen is 'history' of ancient #Egypt."