3,400-Year-Old Grasshopper Artifact That May Have Been Stolen From King Tut’s Tomb Sells at Auction for More Than $450,000
- Apollo Auctions
- Aug 1
- 1 min read
Smithsonian Magazine - Christian Thorsberg - 30th July 2025
The Guennol Grasshopper, carved from ivory and wood and measuring just 3.5 inches long, was fashioned and painted an estimated 3,400 years ago, around the time of Tutankhamun’s reign.
“Its black and blue inlaid eyes lend it lifelikeness while its checkerboard-patterned upper wings pivot outward to reveal a small interior cavity presumably used to store kohl or perfume, both essential accoutrements in New Kingdom elite life,” according to a statement from Apollo Art Auctions, which handled the sale....
Comments