The Eternal Guardians of King Tutankhamun Inside the brand-new Tutankhamun Gallery at the Grand Egyptian Museum, two legendary statues rise from the shadows — the same guardians who once stood at the threshold of the Boy King’s burial chamber more than 3,300 years ago. These figures were never meant to be decorative. They were created with a sacred purpose: to protect Tutankhamun’s spirit on his journey through the afterlife, to stand as divine sentinels guiding him through darkness, and to guar