conservators at work in Tutankhamen's tomb Conservation and Management of the Tomb of Tutankhamen
A project of the Getty Conservation Institute
 

The north wall of the burial chamber depicts three separate scenes, read from right to left. In the first, Ay, Tutankhamen's successor, performs the "opening of the mouth" ceremony on Tutankhamen, who is depicted as Osiris, lord of the underworld. In the middle scene, Tutankhamen, dressed in the costume of the living king, is welcomed into the realm of the gods by the goddess Nut. On the left, Tutankhamen, followed by his ka (spirit twin), is embraced by Osiris. Photo: Robert Jensen