Box

Photographer Harry Burton British

1927–30

Not on view

Many of Tutankhamun’s seventy-one boxes likely came from the palace, where they were used to pack his belongings for the tomb. The table-shaped example here contained headrests when found but was labeled for linen. Howard Carter, the director of the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, thought that such mismatches happened when priests hastily cleaned up after ancient thieves. A more recent interpretation suggests that the boxes were reused and repacked but not relabeled during the preparations for the funeral.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Box
Photographer: Harry Burton (British (1879–1940))
Date: 1927–30
Medium: Gelatin silver print from glass negative
Credit Line: Department of Egyptian Art Archives
Object Number: TAA 800
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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Cleaning the Innermost Coffin, Harry Burton British, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Cleaning the Innermost Coffin
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Plant Bouquet, Harry Burton British, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Plant Bouquet
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Shroud and Flower Garlands on Upper Part of Tutankhamun’s Second Coffin, Harry Burton British, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Shroud and Flower Garlands on Upper Part of Tutankhamun’s Second Coffin
Harry Burton
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Adult-sized Glove, Harry Burton British, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Adult-sized Glove
Harry Burton
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Shroud and Flower Garlands on Lower Part of Tutankhamun’s Second Coffin, Harry Burton British, Gelatin silver print from glass negative — Shroud and Flower Garlands on Lower Part of Tutankhamun’s Second Coffin
Harry Burton
1925

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