Tut gold mask 1922

The Illustrated London News

ILN Masthead no 1

Tutankhamen 1922 - 1933

The discovery and exploration of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter captivated the world.
The Illustrated London News played a pivotal role in reporting the findings over the next decade.
Uncovering treasures unseen for thousands of years, the tomb provided unprecedented insights into ancient Egyptian royalty.
The newspaper's extensive coverage included detailed articles, interviews, and illustrations, bringing the excavation to life for readers.
The ongoing reporting by the Illustrated London News fuelled public fascination, sparking a renewed interest in ancient Egypt and leaving a lasting impact on archaeology.

Most of the Photographs and illustrations in this presentation are in Black and White
but there are 30 colour photographs in this presentation.

The original colour photographs of Tutankhamun's (Tutankhamen's) tomb and its treasures were taken by Harry Burton
during the 1922 archaeological expedition led by British archaeologist Howard Carter.
The process of capturing colour photographs (autochrome) during that time was quite complex and required specialized equipment and techniques.

1. Autochrome plates: The colour photographs of Tutankhamun's tomb were taken by Harry Burton
Autochrome was one of the early methods of colour photography, invented by the Lumière brothers in 1903.
It involved using glass plates coated with microscopic grains of potato starch dyed in red, green, and blue colours.
These dyed grains acted as colour filters.

2. Long exposure times: The autochrome plates had a slow speed, meaning they required long exposure times.
This made photographing the dark interior of the tomb challenging, as the available light was limited.
Artificial light sources were used to illuminate the tomb's treasures, but it was still a time-consuming process.

3. Careful composition and lighting: Since colour photography was in its early stages,
photographers had to carefully compose their shots and consider the lighting conditions to achieve the best results.
They had to ensure that the colours of the artifacts appeared as accurate as possible.

4. Delicate handling and transportation: The fragile autochrome plates had to be handled carefully to avoid damage,
especially during transportation from the excavation site to the processing laboratory.

5. Developing and processing: After capturing the photographs, the autochrome plates were developed and processed in a laboratory.
This involved removing unexposed grains and dye fragments to reveal the final colour image.

6. Limited colour range: It's essential to note that the autochrome process had limitations regarding colour accuracy and range.
The colour palette was not as extensive as modern-day colour photography,
and the resulting images might not have been as vibrant and accurate as the actual artifacts.

Despite the challenges and limitations of the autochrome process, the photographs taken by Harry Burton
provided invaluable documentation of Tutankhamun's tomb and its treasures.
They offered a glimpse into the stunning riches of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh
and remain essential historical records for researchers and enthusiasts today.

Autochromes and the dawn of colour Photography

Below are the links to the dates of pages of articles and images (starting at December 9th 1922)
about the Tutankhamen discoveries.

Start at Dec 9th and just scroll through the page to the bottom with a link to the next page

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Use your Browser to search the table for key words and click to link to the relevant page
each page may have several images which are numbered. All images are B&W unless colour is stated

1922	Dec 9th Introduction 1.Lord Carnavon	December 16th 2. Cover 3. What the find may bring. 4.Tomb opening celebrations 5. King Fuad of Egypt 6. The dicoverers on the spot 7. The tomb entrance	December 23rd 8. Statues in Cairo Musem 9. Drawings of Tut Treasures	December 30th 10. Art and objects that maybe found 11. X rays showing how a mummy maybe examined

1923	January 6th 12. The tomb interior sketched on the spot 13. The tomb interior sketched 14. The tomb interior sketched 15. The tomb interior sketched 16. The tomb interior sketched 17. Photo of the first steps to the great "Find"	January 13th. 18. Vulture- illustration of the valley of the tombs of the kings 19. Ebony box and linen being moved out the tomb 20. Mummified cats and dogs from other tombs 21. Mummified monkeys etc from other tombs 22. Tut treasures leaving the tomb	January 20th 23. Retrieving Tuts treasures 1and a half miles of wadding	January 27th 24. An artist impression of a Pharaohs funeral

1923	February 3rd 25. One of two life size statues of Tut from the tomb 26.The first ancient Egyptian candlesticks ever found leaving the tomb 27.Guardians of the Mystery of the tomb28. Mummified food for the king's "Ka"29&30.Gilded couches and chariots and a gold and silver throne 31. Still holding unguent alabaster vases	February 10th 32. Cover A pharaoh's chariot 33.Notice from ILN about subscription to not miss out on Tutankhamen 34. Comparing Chariots to those of Tutankhamen 35. An artists impression of a Pharaoh in battle	February 17th 36.Cover -The Final resting place of Tutankhamen 37.The mummy of Amenhotep II leave in the tomb? 38.Cairo museum Hall of Royal Mummies 39. Removing Tuts furniture from the tomb	February 24th 40.Cover -Egypt Number 41. Wooden "Dummy" of Tut 42.First unrifled tomb of a Pharaoh -Tuts sepulchre 43.& 44.Treasures - Furniture couch sandals bouquets 45.Luxor by Donkey for tourists Sedan chair to the tomb

1923	March 3rd 46.Frpm the now closed tomb the head on a typhonic couch 47. Tut treasures The first unsealing Queen at Luxor 48.Tut treasures a stool a chest a scarab 3r	March 10th 49. It is the king Lord of the 2 lands Kehperu-neb-re. The Gold Shrine 50.Showing the only intact shrine ever found Howard Carter and Mace break the wall to the sealed chamber 51. The "Pauper's Grave" - The plan of the Tomb of Tutankhamen

1923		April 14th 52 The death of Lord Carnavon*


1923			May 26th 53.Now at Cairo museum Tut treasures, fly whisks, an amulitic necklace etc

1923			September 22nd 54. Howard Carters 55. Tutankhamen's Throne Coronation chair in B and W and colour 56. War artist depicting dogs attacking the King's foes 57.Tutankhamen The king hunting lions with bow and arrow	September 29th 58, Tutankhamen prototype of the modern chair 59. Tuts wishing cup 60.Tuts sticks and standard

1923		October 13th 61. ILN sole colour rights notice 61a. Tutankhamen's gold mask in COLOUR 62.Tutankhamen's Polychrome Tableau, the back panel of his coronation throne		October 27th 63. A war artist depicting Tutankhamen as a Sportsman a polychrome painted casket

1923		November 10th 64. Cover ad Tutankhamen's coronation chair throne 65.In COLOUR Tutankhamen's treasures	November 17th 66.Clues in the book, that Carter and Mace wrote, as to how the treasures came to be found 67. Howard Carter as an Artist in COLOUR

1923		December 15th 68. Gold outer canopy from the ante room in COLOUR		December 29th 69.A gold chariot panel 70. A Gold and Ivory head a household god Bes 71.The Guardian goddesses shrine

1924		January 12th 72.ILN publicises cole colour rights 73. Chariot head of BES in colour 74. One of Tuts chariots 75. A Pharaoh's royal barges-models 76. Panels of his gold chariot in COLOUR 77. Detail of panel of gold chariot in COLOUR 78.Found a magnificent intact sarcophagus 79. Tutankhamen's gold shrine in it's painted sepulchre	January 19th 80. Harness of a Pharoh's horses, trappings of a chariot	January 26th 81. Spellbound the glimpse of the sarcophagus 82.What they saw The actual sarcophagus of Tutankhamen 83. 2 pages Resplendent in blue and gold Tuts chariot and harness in COLOUR 84.Like the ark of the covenant.The Pall of Tutankhamen's shrin 85. Almost blinding the gold doors of Tutankhamen's shrines
1924		February 2nd 86. Negligent work on the shrine 3200 years ago & 9th 87. A golden lion in COLOUR with eyes and nose of Lapis Lazuli 88.	February 23rd Gold shrines in COLOUR 89. and 90.Pictorial astronomy. Stars of the heavens seen in the tomb of Ceti I th rd

1924		March 8th The new controller of the tomb	March 22nd 91. Cover : Tutankhamen's Hathor couch in COLOUR 92. The cows head with solar disc between the horns with blue trefoil spots on Gold

1924			April 26th 93. The first photograph of Tutankhamen's shrouded coffin


1925				June 27th 94. Cover: The wonders of Egypt. special supplement of new treasures 95.A beautiful cosmetic jar still containing ointment which is still plastic after 3300 years 96. A tiny wreath with a cobra and vulture on the coffin 97. Tutankhamen's Gold stick in waiting 98. A sacred Goose, Lamps and a wine jar 99. Tutankhamen's palace lamp of carved calcite in COLOUR 100. Tutankhamen's Gold coffin in COLOUR 101. Tuts coffin and sarcophagus 102. A rare carved alabaster perfume jar with gold and ivory 103. The same vase viewed from the back 104. Tut relics, an ostrich fan, trumpet and emblems of Anubis

1925			September 19th 105. Tutankhamen's walking sticks


1926	February 6th 106. Cover:The great gold coffin 107. The great gold mask of Tutankhamen 108. The series of Gold coffins 109. Carter removing dust from The great golden coffins 110. A triple nest of Tutankhamen's coffins using block and tackle to seperate them 111.Solid gold innermost coffin with Tutankhamen in the form of Osiris with crook and flail 112. the third coffin of solid gold the uncovering 113. The unwrapping of the mummy	February 13th 114.The gold portrait mask of the Boy King in COLOUR

1926	July 3rd 115. Cover:The actual mummy and the Royal Diadem 116. The mummiified head of the young Pharaoh 117. Tutankhamen's perume box 118. A pharaoh's jewellry found on the mummy 119 The magnet that is drawing many thousands to Egypt The mask of solid gold 120. A unique Royal diadem 121. The diadem in COLOUR	July 17th 122. The coffin of solid gold in COLOUR

1927	January 1st 123. Tutankhamen's likeness to Queen Teie his gold portrait mask in COLOUR		January 22nd 124.Cover Unpublished photographs of the treasures of Tutankhamen's storehouse 125. The Madonna Isis from the Canopic shrine 126. The goddess guarded Canopic shrine where the jars holding the Kings viscera are 127. The model ships for Tutankhamen's death voyage 128. A wooden Gesso-Gilt statuette of the young king 129. An Ostrich fan 3000 yers old and Tutankhamen's insignia

1927			February 26th 130. Cover: Tutankhamen's marvellous beautiful jewels 131. Jewels and amulets on the mummy and ritual of book of the dead 132. Book of the dead ritual drawings of Tutankhamen 133.Rings and Bracelets etc.134. Gems on the mummy in COLOUR a gold pectoral Ba bird and the collar of nekhebet 135. Masterpieces of the XVIIIth dynasty jewellers in COLOUR 136.More pectoral jewellery from the mummy

1927		March 12th 137.Tutankhamen's feet with gold toe sheaths on Tomb fabrics and his skull cap

1927			April 23rd 138. Cover: Secrets of the storeroom in colour and monochrome139.Exquisitely carved statuettes Goddess of Sekhmet the Osiride King the God Ptah of Memphis 140. Tutankhamen's honorific orders Symbols of the Sun and Moon 141. A magnificent collar with the Scarab beetle Khepere 142. Chests of statuettes containing over 30 figures 143. Ostrich feathers over 3000 years old in COLOUR 144. A gold statuette of Tutankhamen on the back of a black leopard in COLOUR 145.The cow goddess Meh-Urit with Gold head and black neck in COLOUR

1927		July 16th 146. Cover: Secrets of the innermost recess of Tutankhamen's tomb 147 Treasured slippers and leather sandals modern size 7 148. Paints brushes and writing materials 149. Mirror cases and casket 150. Suggesting a modern stole Tutankhamen's "scarf" in COLOUR 151. Earrings a duck headed falcon and residual resin 152. Tutankhamen's modern wristbands and a 12 inch Pectoral in COLOURth

1928	February 4th 153. Cover: A veiled mystery revealed. the latest secrets of the Canopic shrine.154. Tutankhamen's tomb Canopic Shrine covered in its original linen Pall for over 3000 years 155.The magnificent Gesso - Gilt canopic shrine showing 2 of the 4 goddesses. 156. The beautiful Canopic chest of Alabaster on the silver handled sledge 157. The canopic chest unlidded the portrait stoppers 158.Wonderful Miniature of Tutankhamen's gold coffin in each of the 4 canopic jars 159. The four pitiful goddesses and portrait heads 160. The canopic shrine sculptures of such beauty 161. The solid gold portrait mask of Tutankhamen		February 18th 162. Tutankhamen's funeral fleet in full colours 163. A flotilla of 18 craft 164.Light craft like Venetian Gondolas in COLOUR 165.A model flagship for the holy pilgrimage to and from Abydos in COLOUR

1928	October 6th 166. A symbol of resurrection a germinating figure of Osiris 167. A small Osiride statuette of Tutankhamen flanked by the Ba bird and "Ka" the Falcon 168.A funerary gift to the dead a presentation cenotaph th		October 20th 169.Tutankhamen's "gun case"with his bows and 170. Tutankhamen's Bow case 171. The quarry of the Sporting Pharaoh 172.The beautiful Bow Case showing details of the chase

1928		November 17th 173. One of Tutankhamen's deputies a Shawabti figure 174. Details of the exquisite Shawabti figure

1929	June 22nd 175. Tutanhamen's Canoptic chest unlidded showing four "stoppers" in the image of the young king in COLOUR

1929	July 6th 176. New treasures from the tomb 1st Series hat box, head rests, shirt boxes etc 177 A Looted annexe of the tomb 178. Tutankhamen's alabaster boat steered by a female dwarf 179. Perhaps a funeral barque for the celestial journey of the "Good God" 180. Head rests , shirt box and Linen chests 181. Details of the exquisite head rests 182.Tutankhamen's "Shirt Box" a casket of ebony and cedar		July 20th 183.New treasures from the tomb 2nd Serie, the Boy's Lighter Play box and Nursery chair 184. Tutankhamen's Fire maker "Lighter" Play Box finds 185. A "Queen Anne" silver vase, Cubit measure Olay Box 186. Tutankhamen's Hassock and unique" Bound Lions" Foot Stool 187.Tutankhamen's Gold Bed with it's original string webbing 188. A High backed Nursery Chair and animal footed stool

1929	August 3rd 189. A holder of costly unguent for Tutankhamen A "Lion Gardant" vase 190. New treasures from the tomb 3rd Series Wine Jars, Dalmatics Unguent jars etc finger prints of a tomb thief 191. "Chateau" wine jars 192. A "Bleating" Ibex vase and a " Gala" Robe 193. Tutankhamen's "Dalmatic" vestment 194.Details of his Dalmatic robe 195. Wine jars Glove and sandals

1929		October 5th 196. New treasures from the tomb 4th Series gaming boards Ostrich feathers, fans and sceptre 197.Tutankhamen's "Chessboard" and Dice 198. Ostrich feather fans 199. Ostrich feather fans in situ	October 12th 200. New treasures from the tomb 5th Series Weapons 201.Tutankhamen's boomerangs 202. Tutankhamen as a warrior King 203. Weapons offence Arrows, Clubs and Falchions of bronze 204. The Kings single sticks 205. Tutankhanmen's weapons of defence Shields ceremonial and real 206. An advert for Tutankhamen collectors cards

1931		May 23rd 208. New treasures from the tomb 209.Tutankhamen's ecclesiastical throne 210. Mystery figurines in the tomb 211. Tutankhamen's treasures of animal hides 213. 214 and 215all adverts for collector cards

1933	January 7th 216. Advert cover from 1932 for 1933. 217.Tutankhamen shrines revealed 218. A Phase of the sun 219. The first shrine 220. The shrines together 221. The inner 2 of the shrines of a 4 fold nest 222. An appreciation of VOL 3 of Carters book and other Books

Here's a fun quiz with 20 questions about Tutankhamun's tomb and the treasures discovered within it, along with their answers (below):
I have spelt Tutankhamun with the modern spelling as against Tutankhamen
Questions:

Who was the archaeologist that discovered Tutankhamun's tomb?
In what year was Tutankhamun's tomb discovered?
What is the common name for Tutankhamun's tomb?
What is the approximate age at which Tutankhamun died?
What is the nickname given to Tutankhamun due to his young age and relative obscurity?
Who is believed to be Tutankhamun's father?
What is the significance of Tutankhamun's tomb being relatively small compared to other royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings?
What did Howard Carter reportedly say when asked if he could see anything upon first entering the tomb?
What was the outermost of the three coffins found within Tutankhamun's burial chamber made of?
Which famous artifact from Tutankhamun's tomb is a funerary mask that covered the head and shoulders of his mummy?
What precious stone was used for the eyes of Tutankhamun's Death Mask?
Which ancient Egyptian god's image was associated with the protective cobra on Tutankhamun's forehead?
Besides the burial chamber, what other chambers were found within Tutankhamun's tomb?
What was the purpose of the Treasury chamber in Tutankhamun's tomb?
Which item found in Tutankhamun's tomb is a game that represents the journey of the deceased through the underworld?
What is the significance of the canopic jars found in Tutankhamun's tomb?
Which ancient Egyptian queen was likely Tutankhamun's mother?
What evidence suggests that Tutankhamun had an injury that might have contributed to his death?
What was the purpose of the shawabti (shabti) figurines found in Tutankhamun's tomb?
What curse is associated with the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.?

ANSWERS BELOW

* Death of Lord Carnavon

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