Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Collection Items 8 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. Selket is one of four deities who protected the king’s tomb. The scorpion on her head denotes her power to neutralize the creature’s venom. Tutankhamun’s body rested within a nest of three golden coffins protected by the sarcophagus that she embraces. |
| Subject Terms | Tutankhamen, King of Egypt | Sarcophagi (Coffins) | Goddesses, Egyptian | Funerary art |
| Photographer | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 24.2 x 18.4 cm |
| Location | 1155 E. 58th Street | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | D26 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05383 |
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