The highly anticipated exhibition "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" has arrived at last in the city of San Francisco, California, where the Pharaoh was welcomed as a living king. This was not the first time that Tutankhamun has visited San Francisco, since the Golden Boy made an appearance there more than 30 years ago. 

The story begins before the salvage of the great temple of Abu Simbel, when Egypt decided to send the artefacts discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings on tour. The exhibition was to visit six American cities. Fifty-five objects were chosen, including the golden mask, the throne, canopic jars and a statue of the Boy King emerging from a lotus flower. The exhibition succeeded in capturing the hearts of every single American. 

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