The Return Of King Tut

"Tutankhamun as the King of Lower Egypt" on display at "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In a town known for its blockbuster sequels, King Tut returns to LACMA for a five-month engagement.

A visitor enters the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The exhibit features artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb and the Valley of the Kings.

The "Torso of Tutankhamun" on display June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

"Coffinette for the Viscera of Tutankhamun," which contained the mummified liver of the king, depicts him as Osiris, holding a crook and flail June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and director of the Giza and Saqqara Pyramids, speaks at a news conference on the opening of "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

"Cobra Uraeus from the Royal Headdress" on display at "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

David P. Silverman, center, national curator for "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," leads visitors on a tour of the exhibit June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The lid and base of the "Canopic Jar of Tjuya" are seen on display at the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Visitors view and photograph "Gilded Coffin of Tjuya" at the "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' exhibition June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

"Canopic Jar of Queen Kiya" on display June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The "Guardian Statue of Amenhotep II" is displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art June 15, 2005.

In this photo provided by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt gets acquainted with a camel during the premiere of the King Tut exhibit in Los Angeles, June 15, 2005.

In this photo provided by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, actor Brendan Fraser looks at a bust of King Tut during the premiere of the King Tut exhibit June 15, 2005, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.