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Friday, 20th November 2009 (1988 views)

A series of gold items are being reproduced for a Tutankhamun exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto, Canada.

The gold rings, bracelets and pendants were originally produced in 1979 when the King Tut exhibition previously visited the gallery, says the Toronto Star.

Eya Donald Greenland is sculpting the items, which will be sold in the museum's gift shop for up to C$1,000 (£566).

The original sculptor was her late husband Ivaan Kotulsky, who designed and made the collection that is inspired by ancient Egypt.

Mr Kotulsky passed away last year and Ms Donald Greenland says that she did not intend to recreate her husband's work until the AGO approached her with an enquiry about the gold items from 1979.

She has found 18 originals that were made by her husband and will be reproducing more of the Egyptian-inspired gold scarab jewellery to be sold in the museum's gift shop.

The King Tut exhibition will be displayed at the AGO between November 24th and April 18th 2010.

 

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