The Krone Tutankhamen Limited Edition Black Fountain Pen.
Discovering
Tutankhamen's tomb west of Thebes on November 25, 1922 provided the world with
the first glimpse of the most incredible burial treasure in existence.
Egyptology had been established as a scientific vocation 100 years earlier by
Frenchman Jean-Francois Champollion, but nothing as extraordinary as
Tutankhamen's tomb and treasure had ever been found. And the west bank of the
Nile had been a veritable treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts. Archaeologists
had been able to piece together 4000 years of Egyptian life, including the
study of temples and tombs, the remains of pharaohs and monuments discovered by
Napoleon Bonaparte's expeditions in the early 1800s. All served to piece
together centuries of human experience, ranging from ancient customs to the
details of daily life to the recounting of military campaigns. But nothing
approached the treasure that Lord Carnarvon and his party saw as they pulled
back the first stones from Tutankhamen's tomb.
In spite of
the wealth of his dynasty, Tutankhamen remained a shadowy figure. There were
few objects that bore his name and in fact two important monuments bore the
name of the dynastic god Armun, supplanting the significance of the boy pharaoh
to some degree. Virtually all of the artefacts that bore Tutankhamen's face had
been obliterated, showing the hate and ruthlessness of his enemies. And little
was known of Tutankhamen when British archaeologist Howard Carter, supported by
Lord Carnarvon, put together an expedition to find Tutankhamen's grave. Carter
had been encouraged by his finding in the Valley of Kings and wanted to press
on.
There were in
fact many broken monuments of Tutankhamen, as Egyptian gods were transformed
anthropomorphically to resemble the pharaoh or "dear son", but all of
these had been later appropriated by King Haremheb, who had been one of the
powers behind the throne when Tutankhamen ruled.
No royal sepulchres
had ever been found intact in the burial grounds on the west bank of the Nile,
but Carter and Carnarvon's perseverance led to Tutankhamen's tomb 3265 years
after it had been sealed. It was earth shattering news that instantly became
world headlines and made celebrities out of the discoverers. Soon the curse and
myth of Tutankhamen would be famous the world over and the stories became more
fantastic as the expedition got closer to the sarcophagus itself.
Pay homage to
Tutankhamen with this superb, handcrafted writing instrument available through
The tapered
cap is wrapped with genuine papyrus and then delicately painted with a regal
scene of Tutankhamen seated upon his throne. At the top of the cap is a brass
band inscribed with "Tutankhamen", which frames an Egyptian Circular
Zodiac. A bronze clip geometrically emulates the surrounding motif.
The richly
detailed barrel is painted with a meticulous Egyptian pattern, featuring royal,
crimson, emerald and golden colours, in a Limited Edition of 388 Fountain Pens
and 38 Rollerballs worldwide.
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