Egypt
Heritage Key (Sean Williams)
Sean Williams argues that given the involvement of Lord Carnarvon, Howard Carter and other British team members some of Tutankhamun's tomb discoveries ought to have found their way into the British Museum on long term loan.
- Feature: Carnarvon Never Got To See The Golden Death Mask
Heritage Key (Sean Williams) When you think of King Tut, do you see a young boy, struggling with the enormity of his power; a slender adolescent in control of the world's greatest empire? Of course not, because you're like me: you see the magnificent...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photos Of Entrance To Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key When the entrance to the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62) was discovered by the great explorer Howard Carter and his financier Lord Carnarvon, they could never have dreamed of the treasures which awaited them inside. These two men worked together...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Ritual Figures Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key With slideshow. Discovered inside the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, inside black resin-covered wooden shrines which were accessible via double doors, were 34 ritual figures. Of significant importance during the ritual ceremony, these statuettes...
- Feature: The Petrie Museum's Amelia Edwards
Heritage Key (Sean Williams) With video and photographs. There have been many great women in the times and study of Ancient Egypt - Hatshepsut and Nefertiti are two great examples. Yet in the era of discovery; the time in which great explorers pioneered...
- Metropolitan Returns Tutankhamun Objects
It has long been known about objects being in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York which came to the museum via Howard Carter and his associates as well as other museums. Mr. Carter appears to have created a collection of pocket sized objects from...
Egypt
Why some treasures should be in the British Museum
Heritage Key (Sean Williams)
Sean Williams argues that given the involvement of Lord Carnarvon, Howard Carter and other British team members some of Tutankhamun's tomb discoveries ought to have found their way into the British Museum on long term loan.
When I'm strolling through the British Museum's Egyptian Sculpture Gallery taking in its ancient statues, stelae and scriptures, it's hard not to think something's missing. For among its rows of exotic artefacts, nothing on display relates to Egypt's most famous king in modern times, Tutankhamun. And I think Britain deserves to have kept hold of at least some of the ancient world's greatest pieces.
If you're interested in this topic keep an eye on the above page because the suggestion is almost bound to result in a discussion of the pros and cons.
- Feature: Carnarvon Never Got To See The Golden Death Mask
Heritage Key (Sean Williams) When you think of King Tut, do you see a young boy, struggling with the enormity of his power; a slender adolescent in control of the world's greatest empire? Of course not, because you're like me: you see the magnificent...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photos Of Entrance To Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key When the entrance to the Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62) was discovered by the great explorer Howard Carter and his financier Lord Carnarvon, they could never have dreamed of the treasures which awaited them inside. These two men worked together...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Ritual Figures Of Tutankhamun
Heritage Key With slideshow. Discovered inside the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, inside black resin-covered wooden shrines which were accessible via double doors, were 34 ritual figures. Of significant importance during the ritual ceremony, these statuettes...
- Feature: The Petrie Museum's Amelia Edwards
Heritage Key (Sean Williams) With video and photographs. There have been many great women in the times and study of Ancient Egypt - Hatshepsut and Nefertiti are two great examples. Yet in the era of discovery; the time in which great explorers pioneered...
- Metropolitan Returns Tutankhamun Objects
It has long been known about objects being in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York which came to the museum via Howard Carter and his associates as well as other museums. Mr. Carter appears to have created a collection of pocket sized objects from...