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.
Four Egyptian members of the excavation team carrying trays of objects from Tutankhamun's tomb, escorted by Arthur Callendar (on left, wearing a pith helmet) and armed guards. The men at the front transport a wheel from one of the King's chariots, followed by two men, each carrying a tray containing smaller items, including a reed basket or tray (Carter 119) with partitions.
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.
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the postcard's production date is unknown, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
View of the modern enclosure wall of Tutankhamun's tomb, erected by Howard Carter following the discovery of the King's tomb in November 1922, with the tomb's entrance visible in the foreground (left of centre).
The photograph was probably taken in early 1923; the production date of the postcard is not known, but it was almost certainly in the 1920s.
Members of the Egyptian team manoeuvring a large carrying tray out through the entrance to the modern enclosure wall constructed shortly after Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered. The team are carrying two black shrine-like boxes (Carter 37) and (Carter 38) and a gabled-roofed box (Carter 32), transporting them from the tomb's Antechamber to the Laboratory.
Twelve photographs, all black and white, of various objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun. All made by the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Perhaps created in the 1940s or 1950s.
Complete set of typescript copies transcribed from the original Tutankhamun object cards, with affixed photographs of the drawings on the cards, again made from the original set, see TAA i.1.1-620.
Photographs, all black and white, collected by J. Černý during his preparation of Černý, J. 1965. Hieratic inscriptions from the tomb of Tutankhamun [OEB 11213].
Photocopy of P. E. Newberry's copy of The tomb of Tut-ankh-amen: statement with documents, as to the events which occurred in Egypt in the Winter of 1923-24 leading to the ultimate break with the Egyptian Government.
