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A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 1
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 2
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 3
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 4
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 5
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 6
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 7
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 8
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 9
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 10
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 11
A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton image 12
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A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton

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A collection of 14 photographs relating to the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, by Harry Burton
Including photographs of the gold mask in situ on the mummy, Tutankhamun's mummified head, his gold diadem, a broad gold collar, a gold perfume box and two gold daggers, one with a typed paper notice affixed to the bottom announcing the discovery of the daggers, together with another typed paper notice describing the discovery of the gold diadem, most of the photographs with descriptions in pencil and stamped copyright statement on verso, some with 'Sunday layout' stamped on verso, some dated in pencil to 1926 on verso, 25.5cm x 16.5cm max.

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Provenance:
Formerly private collection, Canada.

Harry Burton (1879-1940), the leading archaeological photographer of his day, was hired in 1914 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as the official photographer for the Museum's excavation team in Egypt. Upon Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, the Met offered the services of Burton to make a record of the tomb and the treasures being unearthed. These photographs were not made available for sale to the public, but rather were distributed by Burton and the Metropolitan Museum to select media outlets as documentation of the excavation. These images, along with the handwritten notes and press announcements, capture the wonder excited by the greatest Egyptological discovery ever known.

Saleroom notices

These photographs likely date to the autumn 1925 season. Please note, one of the photographs is of a carved relief of a New Kingdom pharaoh, which is unrelated to the Tutankhamun excavation.

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