Egypt
This article on the return of objects from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art back to Egypt. The artifacts are believed to have been taken by Howard Carter from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
The objects removed by Carter were termed by the late Thomas Hoving as a "pocket collection" as all the artifacts easily fit into a pocket and were thus removed from the boy kings tomb . The article has two pictures.
Here you will find background information to the story.
The Carter/Carnarvon Connection
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
Egyptians blog (Tim Reid) At the heart of the Golden age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of Kings including...
- Carter's Souvenirs To Come Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb formerly in the private collections of Howard Carter and Lord Caernarvon have returned to Egypt after nearly nine decades, reports Nevine El-Aref It seems that the spell of the Golden...
- Book Review: Tutankhamun - The Untold Story
Egyptians (Tim Reid) Tutankhamun - The Untold Story Thomas Hoving Simon and Schuster 1978 ISBN 0-671-24305-5 The late Thomas Hoving is a former director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with this book being his 1978 bestseller. Mr. Hoving...
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
At the heart of the Golden Age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of the Kings including the...
- The Carter/carnarvon Connection
At the heart of the Golden age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of Kings including the semi-intact...
Egypt
Metropolitan Returns Tutankhamun Objects to Egypt
This article on the return of objects from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art back to Egypt. The artifacts are believed to have been taken by Howard Carter from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
The objects removed by Carter were termed by the late Thomas Hoving as a "pocket collection" as all the artifacts easily fit into a pocket and were thus removed from the boy kings tomb . The article has two pictures.
Here you will find background information to the story.
The Carter/Carnarvon Connection
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
Egyptians blog (Tim Reid) At the heart of the Golden age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of Kings including...
- Carter's Souvenirs To Come Home
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb formerly in the private collections of Howard Carter and Lord Caernarvon have returned to Egypt after nearly nine decades, reports Nevine El-Aref It seems that the spell of the Golden...
- Book Review: Tutankhamun - The Untold Story
Egyptians (Tim Reid) Tutankhamun - The Untold Story Thomas Hoving Simon and Schuster 1978 ISBN 0-671-24305-5 The late Thomas Hoving is a former director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with this book being his 1978 bestseller. Mr. Hoving...
- The Carter Carnarvon Connection
At the heart of the Golden Age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of the Kings including the...
- The Carter/carnarvon Connection
At the heart of the Golden age of Egyptology stands archaeologist Howard Carter a talented artist with a keen eye for beautiful objects and the good fortune to excavate the tombs of a number of kings in the Valley of Kings including the semi-intact...