A chest on carrying poles taken from the tomb to the workroom

• A chest (No. 32) and two black shrine-shaped boxes on sleds (Nos. 37 & 38) are carried from the tomb to the workroom (tomb KV 15, of Sethos II). Chest No. 32 had 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 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 workmen.
• 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 workman 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 workmen 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 workman 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 workmen, 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 workman 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 workmen 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 9, of Ramesses VI 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, Arthur Mace, 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. 75).
• Photographer: not known
• Date: probably 1923
• TAA ii.6.64

(July 2, 2009)

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