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Intact Egyptian Royal Tombs
Tutankhamun is not the only intact Pharaonic burial. The Tombs of the 23rd Dynasty Pharaohs Psusennes I, Shoshonq II and Amenemope discovered in a mausoleum complex at Tanis on the Nile Delta 1939 - 1941 were also largely intact. Psusennes tomb was completely unlooted. The treasures included as much as 1200kg of gold, including many exquisite pieces of jewellery, 4 masks similar in some ways to the famous mask of Tutankhamun and 2 intact mummiform coffins made in solid silver inlaid with gold. The discovery of these burials by French Archaeologist Pierre Montet during WWII has been largely ignored and forgotten by history, even though the grave goods were in fact more complete than those of Tutankhamun's tomb, which had been looted at least twice in antiquity. Due to the moist conditions of the Nile Delta, the goods discovered in the Tanis tombs are not as well preserved as the Valley of the Kings discoveries. The artifacts are displayed at the Egyptian museum adjacent to Tutankhamun, but receive much less visitor traffic. This is another indicator of the quantity of gold available to the Pharaohs.