Tutankhamun iron dagger, Cairo — Eisendolch aus dem Grab des Tutanchamun, gefunden zwischen den Mumienbinden am rechten Oberschenkel des Königs…
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Tutankhamun iron dagger

Carter found two daggers in Tutankhamun's wrappings: gold at the belly, iron on the right thigh.

Egyptians later called it "iron of the sky". Did they know where Tutankhamun's blade came from when it was made?

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Photo: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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