Title

Painted clothes chest, which lies at the foot of Tutankhamen's statue, Egypt, 1933-1934. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Painted clothes chest, which lies at the foot of Tutankhamen's statue, Egypt, 1933-1934. The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) was one of the most astounding discoveries in archaeology. Tutankhamun was a previously unknown pharaoh whose name had been eradicated from historical records by one of his successors because of his association with the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten, who was Tutankhamun's father-in-law. Consequently his tomb, uniquely, had remained undisturbed by grave robbers. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1933

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C44_419

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (3,8Mb) / 11,9in x 16,4in / 3569 x 4907 (300dpi)

Keywords

wood people interior discovery country Egypt statue monarch color colour king Egyptian painted royal death archaeology tomb wooden mausoleum location century Luxor Karnak burial royalty valley of the kings revelation artefact concept archaeological site archeology artifact twenties pharaoh 1920s Ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty 20th century New Kingdom Thebes The Print Collector 14th century BC As Sa'id burial goods grave goods sovereign TGN Tutankhamun Tutankhamen clothes chest Unknown Carter Howard Howard Carter Harry Harry Burton;Burton Howard Carter