Statue of Tutankhamun

This life-sized statue of Tutankhamun marks his passage from the dark night of the Netherworld to his rebirth at dawn. The black skin sybolises the fertility of the Nile with its eternal promise ofrebirth. Gold, symbol of the sun and skin of the gods, marks Tutankhamun's divinity.
From the Tutankhamun Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery, London.