Sunday, July 28, 2013

The Ultimate Tutankhamun documentary - and the earring issue

Didn't kings wear earrings?

The recent, and enjoyable, TV documentary 'Ultimate Tutankhamun' speculated that the famous golden mask of the boy king might have belonged to a female originally since the ears were pierced for earrings (unusual for a king, the documentary suggested).

Yet don't several other images of Tutakhamun, like this one, also indicate pierced ears? 

Either that or remarkably pronounced dimples?