How the excavation of Tutankhamen was reported by
The Illustrated London News 1926 - February 6th 1926
106. Cover:The great golden coffin of Tutankhamen and other remarkable photographs
107. The finest and most perfect example of Egyptian sculpture ever found:
The massive gold mask of Tutankhamen -
A life like portrait - placed over the head of the mummy
108. Mr Howard Carter's triumph:The superb coffins of Tutankhamen
The burial of Tutankhamen: The series of golden coffins
109. The great golden coffins of Tutankhamen
110. The great golden coffins of Tutankhamen:
Triple "Nest" of wonderfully sculpted effigies
(this page and the one above are part of a double page)
111. Representing Tutankhamen in the form of Osiris
with crossed hands holding the crook and flail, Royal emblems:
The upper portion of the third and innermost coffin.
Made of solid gold, magnificently engraved and
adorned with cloisonne gold work and precious stones
112. Tutankhamen's third coffin - of solid gold: The uncovering
113. The actual body of Tutankhamen: Unwrapping the mummy
The examination of Tutankhamen's mummy, found to be a youth of eighteen:
The archaeologists and Egyptian officials present on the occasion