Egyptian Expedition

King Tutankhamun Tomb Furnishings
as excavated and photographed by the Howard Carter-led Egyptian Expedition in the 1920s

The tomb was sealed during the Egyptian New Kingdom, 1325 B.C.

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2 animal-form couches Folding X-form stool	Gilded acacia double-cove, fixed seat stool ..... Animal legs	X-form stool: Ebony seat has inlaid ivory Note carved leopard tail	Ebony and red cedar panel and frame chest: Ivory and ebony strips Carrying poles
			Egyptian Furniture.
Alabaster lamp with cups carved into the shape of open lotus buds. Each cup held oil and a wick.	Alabaster vases (usually holding expensive perfumes) has decorative lotus petal borders painted on the neck