The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: vol. 2 The Burial Chamber Vol. 2 The Burial Chamber

by Carter, Howard

• ISBN13: 9780715630754
• ISBN10: 071563075X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-26
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Pr

Summary

The tomb of Tutankhamun (Tut.ankh.Amen), uncovered by the fifth Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter in November 1922, was the greatest archaeological find the world has ever seen. Though superficially plundered by thieves in antiquity, the burial remained intact, surrounded by a mass of funerary equipment arranged in three peripheral chambers. "The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen: The Burial Chamber" was originally published in 1927 as the second volume of Carter's trilogy. It records the work of the second and third seasons at the tomb: the opening of the four protective shrines; the discovery within of Tutankhamun's quartz-sandstone sarcophagus; the extraction of the king's three anthropoid coffins (the innermost of solid gold); and the final examination of the pharaoh's mummy.

Author Biography

Howard Carter (1874-1939), artist and archaeologist, was attached to various epigraphic expeditions of the Egypt Exploration Fund, later joining the Egyptian Antiquities Service as Chief Inspector of Upper Egypt and finally working as excavator for Lord Carnarvon.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

List of Plates Introduction

Remarks upon Egyptian Art

Tut·Ankh·Amen

The Tomb and the Burial Chamber

Clearing the Burial Chamber and Opening the Sarcophagus

The State Chariots

The Opening of the Three Coffins (Season 1925-26)

Points of Interest in Egyptian Burial Customs

The Examination of the Royal Mummy

Report upon the Examination of Tut·Ankh·Amen's Mummy

The Chemistry of the Tomb

Report on the Floral Wreaths found in the Coffins of Tut·Ankh·Amen

Notes on Objects from the Tomb

Report on the Examination of Specimens from the Tomb of King Tut·Ankh·Amen

Description of the Objects

Index

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