| KV56 or Gold Tomb | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Unknown royal child | |
 Gold earrings from KV56 | |
  KV56 or Gold Tomb | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′24.2″N 32°36′03.9″E / 25.740056°N 32.601083°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 5 January 1908 |
| Excavated by | Edward R. Ayrton (1908) Nicholas Reeves (1998–2002) |
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Tomb KV56, also known as the Gold Tomb, is a tomb located in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt. It was discovered by Edward R. Ayrton in January 1908 and contained what is thought to be the intact burial of a royal child from the late Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial and casket have disintegrated, leaving a thin layer of gold leaf and stucco in the original location. Most famously the tomb contained spectacular gold and silver jewellery including earrings, rings, silver bracelets with the names of Seti II and Twosret inscribed, and a pair of small silver gloves. The original occupant of this tomb is unknown but was possibly an Eighteenth Dynasty queen.[1][2]
- ^ Re-excavating ‘The Gold Tomb’ Archived 16 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reeves, Nicholas; Wilkinson, Richard H. (1996). The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs (2010 paperback ed.). London: Thames and Hudson. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-500-28403-2.