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Inside King Tut's Tomb

"… we began to realize what a prodigious task we had in front of us, what a responsibility it entailed. This was no ordinary find to be disposed of in a normal season's work … for the moment it seemed as though there were more to be done than any human agency could accomplish." — Howard Carter

Howard Carter began his "prodigious" task methodically and cautiously. At the end of 10 years he had collected and cataloged the contents of the most famous tomb in history.

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Wishing Cup
 
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Ebony Fan
 
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Shu Headrest
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The Painted Box
 
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The Golden Throne
 
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Canopic Chest
king tut's tomb
Harpoon Statue
 
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Scarab Pectoral
 
king tut's tomb
Falcon Standard

Pictures: Erich Lessing/Art Resource | Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis | Erich Lessing/Art Resource | Scala/Art Resource (3) | Roger Wood/Corbis | Giraudon / Art Resource | Sandro Vannini/Corbis |

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