The largest ever collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures presented outside of Egypt went on display in London on Saturday. 

The exhibition marks the upcoming centenary since the Golden Pharaoh's tomb was discovered.

More than 150 artifacts from the tomb are displayed at Saatchi Gallery, including 60 which have never left Egypt before.

Highlights include a golden inlaid miniature coffin that was used to store the liver of the famous 'Boy King' and life-size guardian statues that flanked the entrance to Tutankhamun's burial chamber.

"One of the master pieces among the collection we have in our exhibition is the guardian statue", says Tarek El Awady, the curator of the exhibition. 

"The magic of the guardian statue is that it doesn't matter from which angle you are looking at this statue, the statue doesn't look at you. The eyes are looking far beyond the world. The eyes are looking into the afterlife of the king, into his eternal life," he adds. 

Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by British explorer Howard Carter on 4 November 1922. It is considered one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time.

London is the third stop of the exhibition's 10-city worldwide tour.

The exhibition started in Los Angeles in 2018 and later moved to Paris, where it attracted more than 1.4 million visitors, making it the most-visited exhibition in French history, according to organizers. 

It will conclude at the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza, the final resting place for the collection.

"Egypt is sending its ambassador Tutankhamun to the whole world with a message of peace, with a message of hospitality to welcome tourists, as a teaser to motivate tourists to go to Egypt to admire the beauty of tens of thousands of objects," said Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Enany. 

The London exhibition runs until 3 May 2020.