Teotihuacan Masks and Figurines

After opening the tomb of the Egyptian King Tutankhamun and removing the pharaoh’s sarcophagus after three-millennia of undisturbed rest, the members of the exploratory team were gripped by a sudden wave of mortality. Rumors of a “curse of the pharaohs” ignited the public imagination and spread like wildfire. Though the myth of the “curse of the pharaohs” has been debunked by the normal lifespans of most team-members, the idea that a long-dead king could wield deadly spiritual powers against the living both captivated and alarmed audiences across the world.