Dr. Lior Haim is an ophthalmologist in New York, New York and is affiliated with Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and has been in practice between 11-20 years. He is one of 17 doctors at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital who specialize in Ophthalmology.
The coffin is just over six feet tall and weighs nearly 243 pounds. Gold handles are located on this innermost coffin. The mummy of King Tut, with the head protected by a funerary mask of gold, lapis lazuli, glass, and semi-precious stones (see reconstruction HERE). The mask weighs 24 pounds (11 kg).
King Tut Sarcophagus. King Tut Shrines. King Tut Coffin - The Protective Sarcophagus and Shrines. The King Tut coffin was not just one coffin it was a series of three coffins which were encased in a large quartzite sarcophagus, which had in turn, been placed in a series of four shrines.