What do the ornaments on King Tut stand for?

The cobra on King Tut's headdress represents a serpent that King Tut believed that it would help him in his journey through the underworld. The vulture on his head represents the goddess Wadjet. The holes in his ears are for earrings of the fashion of the time. The flail that he is holding represents his early name. It was held by the Egyptian kings in some of the ceremonies. The crook was most often used to represent emblems of the god Osiris. It was also held in some ceremonies. On the golden buckle it represents a warrior coming back from battle.

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