Tut receives final bow at Seattle museum

Published May 24, 2012
Relief fragments showing dignitaries and scribes are displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
Relief fragments showing dignitaries and scribes are displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A relief showing Ay receiving the ?gold of honor? is seen during a preview of a King Tut exhibit.
A relief showing Ay receiving the ?gold of honor? is seen during a preview of a King Tut exhibit.
Visitors head into the antechamber display area during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
Visitors head into the antechamber display area during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
Statues are displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
Statues are displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
The head of the inner coffin of Queen Meritamun is displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
The head of the inner coffin of Queen Meritamun is displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A canopic coffinette is displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A canopic coffinette is displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A golden leopard head statue is displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A golden leopard head statue is displayed during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A visitor listens to an audio recording about a religious statue during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.
A visitor listens to an audio recording about a religious statue during a preview of a King Tut exhibit at Seattle Centre.

It’s been more than 30 years since people from around the Pacific Northwest stood in long lines at Seattle Center to see King Tut the boy king. The Pacific Science Center is hoping the pharaoh will generate the same kind of enthusiasm this year as a new exhibit opens this week, taking a final bow at the Seattle museum before his artifacts return to Egypt. – Photos and text by AP

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