Sag Harbor Students Learn About King Tutankhamun

Photo courtesy of the Sag Harbor School District

In learning about the 3,200 year-old tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun, which was unearthed in 1922, Sag Harbor Elementary School fourth and fifth-graders had the opportunity to hear from Christine Roussel, who aside from being the grandmother of three Sag Harbor students, spent six months in Egypt in 1976.

Roussel, an internationally acclaimed author, art historian and art conservator, spoke to students about her experiences with a team that prepared and cataloged merchandise for the Tutankhamen blockbuster tour to seven American cities.