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By , British archeologist Howard Carter had spent six frustrating years searching for the lost boy king Tutankhamun. The massive golden shrine Carter found in the Funerary Chamber was—as he soon discovered—filled with treasure: Two more shrines, the second of which is shown above. Inside, was a coffin covered with a thin linen shroud, and inside that, he later discovered were two more human-shaped coffins, nested one in the other, like Russian dolls. The second casket shown on the left was made of wood with encrusted marquetry covering the sides and front. Overwhelmed, Carter said it was one of the most beautiful caskets ever seen. The third, innermost coffin shown on the right was made of pure gold. Though historians know very little about what the Colossus of Rhodes looked like, where it stood or how it was built, what is indisputable is that it was magnificent.

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By , British archeologist Howard Carter had spent six frustrating years searching for the lost boy king Tutankhamun. The massive golden shrine Carter found in the Funerary Chamber was—as he soon discovered—filled with treasure: Two more shrines, the second of which is shown above.

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