Scene on the bank of Nile, showing Egyptian team members loading packing cases containing Tutankhamun's objects on to a boat, in preparation for their transport by boat to Cairo.
A group of tourists listen to a local guide while standing next to the modern enclosure wall surrounding the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun. On the right, a man stands holding a tray of objects, possibly refreshments or souvenirs.
An Egyptian team member carrying the wooden portrait figure of Tutankhamun (116), the so-called mannequin, from the King's tomb to the nearby 'laboratory' (KV 15, Sethos II). The Egyptologist and journalist Arthur Weigall can be seen walking alongside, in the background.
Arthur Callender and Egyptian team members transporting a chariot body (121) from Tutankhamun's tomb to the nearby 'laboratory' (tomb KV 15, Sethos II).
The original photographer is not known, perhaps taken by The Times photographer, probably in early 1923.
A donkey procession in the Valley of the Kings. At the front, riding sidesaddle is Howard Carter, followed by Arthur Mace (wearing a dark hat). The man partially obscured by Mace is Alfred Lucas. At the back, riding the last donkey is Arthur Callender.
Donkeys were the main form of transport to and from Tutankhamun's tomb.
TAA ii.6.62 almost certainly records the same event.
Part of a set of six photographs all taken by James Deardon Holmes (1873-1937), showing the backfilled entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1925. Each of these photographs represents one-half of a miniature stereoscopic image.
Part of a set of six photographs all taken by James Deardon Holmes (1873-1937), showing the backfilled entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1925. Each of these photographs represents one-half of a miniature stereoscopic image.
Part of a set of six photographs all taken by James Deardon Holmes (1873-1937), showing the backfilled entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1925. Each of these photographs represents one-half of a miniature stereoscopic image.
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
An Egyptian team member, accompanied by Arthur Callendar [right, foreground] and an armed guard [centre, background], carries a tray containing a reed and papyrus box (Carter 42) and an ornamental box made of redwood inlaid with ebony and ivory. The objects are being transported from Tutankhamun's tomb to the nearby 'Laboratory' (the tomb of King Sety II, KV15).
The photograph was taken on 24th January 1923, the day Carter recorded this couch being moved; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly sometime in the 1920s.
Howard Carter (left), assisted by Walter Hauser (right), manoeuvring the right side of the cow-headed couch (Carter 73) into a packing case in preparation for its transfer to the nearby 'Laboratory' set up in the tomb of Sethos II (KV15).
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
(Carter 116)
An Egyptian team member carrying the wooden portrait figure of Tutankhamun, the so-called "mannequin", from the King's tomb to the nearby "Laboratory" tomb (KV 15, of Sethos II) for cleaning and conservation. The man holding the bust is escorted by an armed guard and another Egyptian excavation team member, which was necessary to ensure the safe movement of objects through the Valley of the Kings following the announcement of the tomb's discovery, which attracted large crowds of journalists and tourists who flocked to Luxor hoping to see the tomb and view objects as they were being moved.
The portrait bust of Tutankhamun [Carter 116] was found in the tomb's Antechamber. The King is portrayed wearing a yellow flat-topped crown featuring the centrally positioned uraeus on the crown's temple band. The King also wears a close-fitting white garment.
The bust's purpose is unclear, but it probably displayed part of the King's regalia. A recent proposal is that it may have been originally used for supporting and storing the King's gold corset (Carter 54k) in the tomb. When thieves ransacked the tomb in antiquity, these robbers likely removed the corset from the bust before breaking the heavy regalia into smaller, portable pieces.
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
Egyptian team members carrying the body of one of Tutankhamun's chariots (Carter 122) from the King's tomb to the nearby 'Laboratory' set-up in the tomb of Sethos II (KV15). The chariot is also escorted by an armed guard and Howard Carter (background, wearing a bowtie and a pale-coloured hat with a dark band).
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
Egyptian team members manoeuvering a tray loaded with a chariot wheel up the rock-cut steps leading out of Tutankhamun's tomb. The wheel is from one of the four chariots found in the Antechamber.
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
View showing the lid of Tutankhamun's outer coffin (Carter 253), still in situ inside the King's sarcophagus (Carter 240). This photograph was taken sometime between the sarcophagus lid being raised on 12th February 1924 and the removal of the outer coffin lid on 13th October 1925.
Photograph of Professor R. G. Harrison, Derby Professor of Anatomy, University of Liverpool, with Dr Z. Iskander and others, examining Tutankhamun's remains in the king's tomb, KV62, Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
The original photograph was taken on 4 December 1968 by Mr Lynton Reeve, Department of Anatomy, University of Liverpool.
Cigarette card (2 copies) issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Treasure Trove: A Series of 50' (1937).
No. 26: 'The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: The First Inspection'.
Artist's impression of Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and Lady Evely exploring the Antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, showing the objects in situ against the west wall.
