Vintage Congress Bridge Set King Tutankhamun Playing Cards Leo Boltin Photographer NIB
"From the playing card people"
International Contract Bridge Score.
King Tutankhamun 1343 - c. 1325 B.C.
These vintage, super unique playing cards of King Tutankhamun - The Gold Coffin & The Gold Mask are from the photographer, Lee Boltin.
The mask is part of "Treasures of Tutankhamun", an exhibition touring the United States from 1976-1979.
The exhibit has been organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Lee Boltin:
Boltin was born in New York City . He was trained at the American Museum of Natural History which he left in 1954. He died of leukemia at the age of 73 on October 29, 1991. During his life he made photographs for books Tutankhamen: The Tomb and Its Treasures in 1977 and Masterpieces of Primitive Art in 1978.
A wonderful collectible for the lover of Egyptian history and any bridge player.
Please see the photos to complete the description.
