Photographs by anonymous photographers,
showing scenes outside the tomb
Concept and direction: Jaromir Malek Text: Cat Warsi, with contributions by Jaromir Malek and Elizabeth Fleming Scanning and photo-editing: Junghwa Choi, Keunjoo Kim and Jenni Navratil
One of Tutankhamun's boxes (32) transported out of the tomb
Egyptian team members carrying a tray of objects from the tomb to the nearby laboratory (KV15, tomb of Sethos II).
The tray contains a box (32) and two black shrine-shaped boxes (37) and (38). Box 32 has retractable carrying poles fed through bronze rings.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.01
A painted ebony and red wood box taken from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (front) and Arthur Callender (behind) carrying a box of ebony
and red painted wood (No. 54) and jewellery (No. 53) from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of
Sethos II). From the random
contents of the box, Carter suggested it had been casually re-packed after the
tomb had been robbed in antiquity; amongst the fabric and faience listed on
the inscription on the lid, chariot parts were also found.
Photographer: not known
Date: between 27 December 1922 and 4 January 1923
TAA ii.4.03
The cow-headed couch taken from the tomb to the workroom
The cow-headed couch (No. 73) awaiting its transportation to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). All three ritual couches (Nos. 35, 73 & 137) are
thought to have been assembled in the tomb. Inscriptions on some common parts
of the couches show the workmen in antiquity used the wrong parts on the wrong couch.
Photographer: not known
Date: 24 January 1923
TAA ii.4.04
Two stools taken from the tomb to the workroom
Two stools (Nos. 66 & 84) and a wooden box (No. 68) being
carried to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II) by Egyptian team members.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.06
The cow-headed couch taken from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (foreground), assisted by Walter Hauser
(middle) and Arthur Callender in manoeuvring a side of the cow-headed
couch (No. 73) into a packing case for its transfer to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 24 January 1923
TAA ii.4.07
A couch taken from the tomb to the workroom
Tourists crowd around the entrance to the tomb to watch a large object,
possibly a couch from the Antechamber, being removed from Tutankhamun's tomb,
on its way to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.10
Jewellery taken from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender (facing), an Egyptian team member and Howard Carter lift a tray
containing a box (No. 54), a glazed collar and pads with rings
(No. 53) up the steep steps out of the tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: between 27 December 1922 and 4 January 1923
TAA ii.4.11
A cedar wood chair taken from the tomb to the workroom
A carved cedar wood chair (No. 87) being carried by Egyptian team members to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Carter records that it was originally
decorated with gold, but this had been ripped off in antiquity by tomb robbers.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.12
The hippopotamus-headed couch taken from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (right), Arthur Callender and an Egyptian team member lift a side of
the hippopotamus-headed couch (No. 137) into a box, ready for transportation to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). The couch can be seen in situ
in Burton photograph p0011.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923 (possibly 1 February)
TAA ii.4.13
A chariot body taken from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (in the background) escorting a chariot body (No. 122) to
the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Six complete but dismantled
chariots were found, five of which were reassembled for display in the
Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.14
The cow-headed couch taken from the tomb to the workroom
Tourists take photographs as Howard Carter (foreground, wearing hat with
a black band) and Arthur Callender (foreground) accompany a side section of
the cow-headed couch (No. 73) to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II) for
recording and conservation.
Photographer: not known
Date: 24 January 1923
TAA ii.4.15
Various objects taken from the tomb to the workroom
A basket, a bowl and other objects being taken out of the tomb in trays
watched over by Howard Carter.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.16
A chariot body taken from the tomb to the workroom
The body of a chariot (No. 120) being carried from the tomb. Six complete
but dismantled chariots were found, five of which were reassembled for
display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.17
A wooden box taken from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter accompanies a hinged wooden box (No. 50) found in the
Antechamber. This box contained, amongst other things, measuring rods,
trumpets, ceremonial sticks and a sceptre.
Photographer: not known
Date: 30 December 1922
TAA ii.4.18
A chariot body taken from the tomb to the workroom
The body of a chariot (No. 120) being carried from the tomb,
accompanied by Howard Carter. This can be seen in situ in Burton photograph
p0035. Six complete but dismantled chariots were found, five of which were
reassembled for display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.19
Fly whisks taken from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter carrying two horse hair fly whisks (Nos. 148b and 148c)
from the tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.20
A box of ebony and red painted wood taken from the tomb to the
workroom
Howard Carter (front) and Arthur Callender (behind) carrying a box of ebony
and red painted wood (No. 54) and jewellery (No. 53) to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
From the random contents of the box, Carter suggested it had been casually
re-packed after the tomb had been robbed in antiquity; amongst the fabric
and faience listed in the inscription on the lid, chariot parts were also
found.
Photographer: not known
Date: between 27 December 1922 and 4 January 1923
TAA ii.4.21
Chariot wheels taken from the tomb to the workroom
Two chariot wheels being carried to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos
II). Six complete but dismantled chariots were found, five of which were
reassembled for display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.22
Food boxes carried from the tomb to the workroom
Several of the forty-eight boxes of food offerings (No. 62) found under the
cow-headed couch being carried to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
The boxes, painted white on the outside and black inside, contained pieces
of untreated meat from geese, ducks, pigeons and oxen wrapped in linen.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.25
A cedar wood chair carried from the tomb to the workroom
A carved cedar wood chair (No. 87) being carried by Egyptian team members, escorted
by Carter, to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Carter records that
this was originally decorated with gold which had been ripped off in
antiquity by tomb robbers.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.26
A bedstead carried from the tomb to the workroom
A wooden bedstead (No. 80) painted white is carried from the tomb to
the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.32
Arthur Weigall
Arthur Weigall, former Antiquities Service Inspector, climbing the stairs out of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.34
Soldiers guarding the tomb
Several Egyptian soldiers who were on guard duty outside the tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.35
Professor James Henry Breasted
Professor J. H. Breasted, founder and director of the Oriental Institute of
the University of Chicago (on the right), chats to a colleague in the Valley
of the Kings near Tutankhamun's tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.36
A chariot body carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter helps to carry the body of a chariot (No. 122) from
the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Found in the Antechamber,
the decoration on this intricate piece can be clearly seen in Burton
photograph p0540.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.37
A wooden portrait figure of Tutankhamun carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter accompanies the wooden portrait figure of Tutankhamun
(the so-called mannequin, No. 116, of uncertain purpose) on its way to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Sitting on the wall
on the left is Lord Carnarvon, behind him walks Arthur Weigall, a former
Antiquities Service Inspector.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.38
A chariot body carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter helps to carry the body of a chariot (No. 122) from
the tomb. Found in the Antechamber, the decoration on this intricate piece
can be clearly seen in Burton photograph p0540.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.4.39
A section of the lion-headed couch carried from the tomb to the
workroom
Howard Carter (on the right) and Arthur Callender (left) lower a side section
of the lion couch (No.35) onto a tray ready for removal to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923 (possibly 1 February)
TAA ii.4.40
A wooden box carried from the tomb to the workroom
Carter accompanies a white, hinged wooden box (No. 50) to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). This box, found in the Antechamber, was
filled to the brim with textiles, sticks, bows and arrows.
Photographer: not known
Date: 30 December 1922
TAA ii.4.41
A section of the cow-headed couch carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (bottom right), assisted by Walter Hauser (bottom left) and
Arthur Callender (top) manoeuvring a side of the cow-headed couch (No. 73)
up the steep tomb steps.
Photographer: not known
Date: 24 January 1923
TAA ii.4.42
Soldiers guarding the tomb
A group of Egyptian soldiers who were on guard duty outside the tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.43
Two Egyptian officials
Two Egyptian officials outside the tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.44
Visitors to the tomb
A group of visitors to the tomb.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.45
Distingushed visitors
Arthur Weigall, former Antiquities Service Inspector (on the left), Jehir
Bey, governor of the province and another visitor.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.46
Visiting journalists
"The Press Corps" riding up the Valley; Arthur Weigall on the right.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.4.47
Basket boys
Excavating in the Valley of the Kings, possibly in the vicinity of
Tutankhamun's tomb, with boys carrying baskets with sand and rubble.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably November 1922
TAA ii.4.48
A couch carried from the tomb to the workroom
A couch from the Antechamber, taken under armed guard to the workroom
(tomb KV 15, of of Sethos II) for recording and conservation.
Photographer: not known
Date: 24 January 1923
TAA ii.6.03
An ornamental vase carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender and a colleague carrying one of the ornamental alabaster
unguent vases (No.57) found in the Antechamber. This item can be seen
in situ in Burton image p0025.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.04
A wooden portrait figure carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (in front) and Arthur Callender (behind) accompany the wooden
portrait figure of the King (the 'mannequin', No. 116) out of the tomb. Found in the
Antechamber, this item can be clearly seen in situ in Burton photograph p0035.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.05
A funerary bouquet carried from the tomb to the workroom
One of two funerary bouquets (No. 18), made of olive and persea leaves,
found in the Antechamber of the tomb. Once removed from the tomb, this
bouquet was taken to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II), where
it was sprayed with a celluloid solution in order to stabilise it.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1922-3
TAA ii.6.06
A funerary bouquet carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter oversees the transport of one of two funerary bouquets, made of
olive and persea leaves, found in the Antechamber of the tomb. Once removed
from the tomb, this bouquet was taken to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos
II) where it was sprayed with a celluloid solution in order to stabilise it.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1922-3
TAA ii.6.07
A section of the hippopotamus-headed couch carried from the tomb to the
workroom
A side of the hippopotamus-headed couch (No. 137) being carried from the tomb
to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II), escorted by guards. Lord Carnarvon
and his daughter Lady Evelyn follow.
Photographer: not known
Date: possibly 1 February 1923
TAA ii.6.08
A section of the lion-headed couch carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender escorts a side of the lion-headed couch (No. 35)
on its way to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). As with the other two
couches found in the tomb, this was constructed from red hardwood covered
with gesso and overlaid with gold.
Photographer: not known
Date: possibly 1 February 1923
TAA ii.6.09
A chariot wheel carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender escorting a chariot wheel to the workroom (tomb KV 15,
of Sethos II). Six complete but dismantled chariots were found, five of which
were reassembled for display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.10
An ebony chair carried from the tomb to the workroom
An ebony framework chair bound together solely by strips of papyrus
(No. 82) is being taken from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Carter commented that 'the chair is of exceptionally good workmanship' but
'it could never have withstood any great strain, and was probably only
intended for sepulchral purposes'.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.11
A wooden chest carried from the tomb to the workroom
A round-topped chest of ebony and white painted wood (No. 101) is being
carried to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). This chest was found on
top of the hippopotamus-headed couch and contained robes, fringed shawls,
loin cloths a wooden captive figure and a necklace.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.12
Chariot parts carried from the tomb to the workroom
Chariot pieces (No. 121) laid out on a tray for transportation
to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). The side panels would have been
leather giving a very lightweight vehicle, perhaps used for hunting.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.13
A wooden box carried from the tomb to the workroom
A partitioned box with hinged lid (No. 56) is being transported to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II), with Carter leading the way. The box,
made of ebony and red wood, contained fragments of reed and papyrus that
Carter suggested were used for packing the original contents of the box,
lost in antiquity.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.14
Items from the Antechamber carried from the tomb to the workroom
Items from the Antechamber, including two footstools (Nos. 78 and 84)
and a wooden gilt sistrum (No. 75), on their way to the workroom (tomb KV 15,
of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1922-3
TAA ii.6.15
A section of the hippopotamus-headed couch carried from the tomb to the
workroom
A side of the hippopotamus-headed couch (No. 137) being gently lowered onto
its side by Howard Carter and Arthur Callender outside the tomb entrance.
Photographer: not known
Date: possibly 1 February 1923
TAA ii.6.16
An inlaid casket carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter escorting an ornamental gilt and inlaid casket (No. 44)
to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Carter thought the contents of
this box had been 'gathered hastily together after the robbery was
discovered and thrown carelessly into the box'. They included pieces of gold
openwork, two adzes, a glove, a faience collar and a leopard skin robe.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.17
Various items carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (middle of picture, wearing a hat with a black band)
accompanies boxes of items taken from Tutankhamun's tomb, under armed guard,
to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1922-3
TAA ii.6.18
A wooden box carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter and Arthur Callender carrying a wooden box (No. 54), a glazed
collar and pads with rings to the workroom (tomb KV15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: between 27 December 1922 and 4 January 1923
TAA ii.6.19
A chariot body carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter, on the left, accompanies the body of one of Tutankhamun's
chariots (No. 122) being taken to the workroom (KV 15, of Sethos II). Made of wood, with rawhide tyres, this
chariot was highly decorated with gold, coloured glass and stone inlay and
probably used on ceremonial occasions.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.20
A section of the cow-headed couch carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter, assisted by Walter Hauser, manoeuvring a side of the
cow-headed couch (No. 73) into a packing case for transfer to the workroom
(tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 24 January 1923
TAA ii.6.21
An ebony bedstead carried from the tomb to the workroom
Found resting on the lion-headed couch, this ebony bedstead (No. 47)
was thought to have remained in its original position despite the
disturbances in the tomb in antiquity. The bows, arrows, quiver and sticks
found on top (No. 48) were assumed to have been disturbed from their
original resting place in a long, white wooden box (No. 50).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.22
Outside Tutankhamun's tomb
The stone wall surrounding the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb, seen from
the north, with the tomb of Amenmesse (KV 9) in the background.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.6.23
An object carried from the tomb to the workroom
Alan Gardiner, to the right of the picture, wearing a dark hat, looks on
as one of the objects found in the tomb of Tutankhmaun is carried, under the
gaze of Arthur Callender (in the white safari hat walking next to the object).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.24
Two stools and a box carried from the tomb to the workroom
Two stools (Nos. 78 and 81), a rounded box (No. 79) and other items being transported from the
tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.26
An inlaid casket carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter accompanies an ornamental gilt and inlaid casket (No. 44) and other items
being transported from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.27
Nile Transport
Objects from the tomb were packed into wooden crates and transported from the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II) to the banks of the Nile for
transportation to Cairo by boat. Although a relatively short distance from
the laboratory to the river, the journey by hand-pushed Decauville railway
cars took 15 hours.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.28
Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians
Lord Carnarvon accompanies Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians (in the middle in
white) on a tour of Tutankhamun's tomb. They are joined by Lord Carnarvon's
daughter, Lady Evelyn and Egyptian officials.
Photographer: not known
Date: 18 February, 1923
TAA ii.6.29
A cedar wood chair carried from the tomb to the workroom
A carved cedar wood chair (No. 87) being carried by Egyptian team members to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Carter records that it was originally
decorated with gold, but this had been ripped off in antiquity by the tomb
robbers.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.32
A partioned box carried from the tomb to the workroom
A partitioned box with hinged lid (No. 56) transported to the workroom
(tomb KV 15, of Sethos II), with Carter leading the way. The box, made of
ebony and red wood, contained fragments of reed and papyrus that Carter
suggested were used for packing the original contents of the box, lost in
antiquity.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.33
Alabaster vases carried from the tomb to the workroom
Two ornamental alabaster unguent vases upon ornamental stands (Nos.
60 & 61) on their way to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II), accompanied
by Howard Carter. The lotus and papyrus design around the vase signifies the
'union of the two lands' - Upper and Lower Egypt - for eternity.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.35
A hinged wooden box carried from the tomb to the workroom
Carter accompanies Egyptian team members carrying a white, hinged wooden box (No. 50)
to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). This box, found in the
Antechamber, was filled to the brim with textiles, sticks, bows and arrows.
Photographer: not known
Date: 30 December 1922
TAA ii.6.36
An ebony and painted wood chest carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter following Egyptian team members carrying a round-topped chest of ebony
and white painted wood (No. 101) from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of
Sethos II). This chest was found on top of the hippopotamus-headed couch and
contained robes, fringed shawls, loin cloths, a wooden captive figure and a
necklace.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.37
An ornamental walking stick carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender (in the background) accompanies object No. 48a, a stick
with a crook composed of a bound prisoner, and other objects found on an
ebony bedstead (No. 47) in the Antechamber, as it is being taken to the
workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.38
Two chariot wheels carried from the tomb to the workroom
Alfred Mace (on the left, in the black hat), with Egyptian team members carrying
two chariot wheels from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
They are accompanied by armed soldiers. Six dismantled chariots were found
in Tutankhamun's tomb. Five of them have been reconstructed and are now on
display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.39
Various boxes carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter with Egyptian team members carrying a chest (No. 32) and two black
shrine-shaped boxes on sleds (Nos. 37 & 38) from the tomb to the workroom
(tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). They are accompanied by armed soldiers.
Chest No. 32 had retractable carrying poles fed through bronze rings.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.40
A wooden bed carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (wearing a hat with a black band) walks behind a wooden bed
(No. 80) found in the Antechamber and carried to the workroom. A matching
wooden leg support was found with the bed, allowing the user to raise one end
of the frame to the desired height.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.42
A folding stool carried from the tomb to the workroom
A folding stool (No. 83), possibly accompanied by Arthur Mace on its
way to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). This stool had a seat made
from ebony and ivory to imitate animal skin with a small tail hanging down
one side.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.43
Two stools and a box carried from the tomb to the workroom
Two stools (Nos. 78 and 81), a rounded box (No.79) and other items being
transported from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II).
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.44
A chest made of ebony and white painted wood carried from the tomb to
the workroom
Howard Carter (looking at a notebook) walks behind a round-topped chest
made of ebony and white painted wood (No. 101). This chest was found on top of
the hippopotamus-headed couch and contained robes, fringed shawls, loin
cloths, a wooden captive figure and a necklace.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.45
Three boxes being taken out of the tomb and being transported to the
workroom
Arthur Callender (foreground), Howard Carter and Arthur Mace assist
Egyptian team members in carrying three boxes (Nos. 32, 37 & 38) out of the tomb.
The two tall black shrine-shaped boxes (Nos. 37 and 38) contained a standard
of the 10th nome of Upper Egypt.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.46
Parts of a chair carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender and Howard Carter (wearing a hat) carry pieces of a
chair (No. 82) out of the tomb. This chair was constructed from ebony and
only held together by papyrus strips, it 'fell apart the moment an attempt was
made to move it'.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.47
Lord Carnarvon
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon,
standing in the doorway of 'Castle Carter', Howard Carter's house at Elwet
el-Diban at the entrance to the wadi leading to the Valley of the Kings.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1922-3
TAA ii.6.48
Lord Carnarvon's dog
Lord Carnarvon's salughi dog. It has been suggested that this breed of dog
was kept by ancient Egyptians and that an image of one can be seen on a fan
(No. 242) found in Tutankhamun's tomb (Burton photograph p0696).
Photographer: perhaps Lord Carnarvon
Date: possibly 1922-3
TAA ii.6.49
A scene in the Valley of the Kings
A party of tourists listen to a guide.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1920s
TAA ii.6.50
The portrait figure of Tutankhamun carried from the tomb to the workroom
An Egyptian team member carrying the wooden portrait figure of the King
(No. 116), the so-called mannequin, of uncertain purpose, to the workroom
(tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). The Egyptologist and journalist Arthur Weigall
can be seen in the background.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.51
Chariot parts carried from the tomb to the workroom
Howard Carter (seated) watches as Arthur Callender and Egyptian team members
carry chariot parts (No. 121) out of the tomb. For in situ images see
Burton photographs p0013 and p0035.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.52
Chariot parts carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender and Egyptian team members carry chariot parts (No. 121)
from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). For in situ
images see Burton photographs p0013 and p0035.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.53
Chariot parts carried from the tomb to the workroom
Arthur Callender and Egyptian team members carry chariot parts (No. 121)
from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). For in situ
images see Burton photographs p0013 and p0035.
Photographer: not known
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.54
Lunch in the tomb
Lunch in tomb KV 4, of Ramesses XI, 'the canteen tomb'. Those present
include Percy Newberry (2nd from left), Harry Burton (3rd from left), Alfred
Lucas (4th from left), Arthur Callender (at the head of the table), Arthur
Mace (3rd from right), Howard Carter (2nd from right) and possibly Richard
Bethell.
Photographer: perhaps Lord Carnarvon
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.57
Lunch in the tomb
Lunch in tomb KV 4, of Ramesses XI, 'the canteen tomb'. Left to right
are James Henry Breasted, Harry Burton, Alfred Lucas, Arthur
Callender, Arthur Mace, Howard Carter and Alan Gardiner.
Photographer: perhaps Lord Carnarvon
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.58
Carter and his team
Standing outside tomb KV 6, of Ramesses IX are (left to right) Arthur Callender,
Arthur Mace, Harry Burton, Howard Carter, Alan Gardiner and Alfred Lucas.
Photographer: perhaps Lord Carnarvon
Date: 1923
TAA ii.6.59
The daily donkey ride I
A 'procession' on donkeys, led by Howard Carter, then Arthur Mace, Alfred
Lucas (behind) and Arthur Callender; on its way to the tomb in the Valley of
the Kings.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.6.61
The daily donkey ride II
On donkeys in the Valley; left to right, Alfred Lucas, Arthur Callender,
Howard Carter and an unidentified man.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.6.62
"The first Ford in the desert"
"The first Ford in the desert", outside Castle Carter. From left, Howard
Carter, the chauffeur, Arthur Mace, Harry Burton and Alfred Lucas.
Photographer: not known
Date: probably 1923
TAA ii.6.63
Two boxes carried from the tomb to the workroom
Postcard captioned 'Exploitation of Tout-Ankh-Amon's Tomb', showing Howard
Carter and Arthur Callender carrying items from the Antechamber, including
two footstools (Nos. 78 and 84) and a rounded box of ebony and red wood
veneer (No. 79).
