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How the excavation of Tutankhamen was reported by
The Illustrated London News 1923 - 3rd February
25. On Guard at his sepulchre for 3000 years: A statue of Tutankhamen
26. With one "candle" still in its socket:
The first ancient Egyptian "Candlesticks" ever found, leaving Tutankhamen's tomb
27. Guardians of the mystery: The mysterious blocked doorway in the ante chamber wall,
believed to conceal the King's mummy
with guardian statues and funerary furniture, in position as found
28. Mummified food for the King's "Ka" : Tutankhamen's "Larder"
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30. (the other half of the double page)
In Tutankhamen's tomb: Gilded couches and chariots, and a gold and silver throne
31. Still holding unguent: Tutankham's superb Alabaster vases