Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 (4735 views)

An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is wowing the crowds with a photographic record of archaeologist Howard Carter's Tutankhamun discovery in the 1920s.

The photos show Mr Carter unearthing the boy kings' tomb in November 1922, where the pharaoh was encased in a coffin fashioned from solid gold.

Running until April 29th 2007, the exhibition charts the excavation of the tomb and incorporates a total of 43 black and white photographs shot by archaeological photographer Harry Burton.

Curator Susan Allen explained to Resident Publications: "Howard Carter realised immediately the importance of a comprehensive photographic record of this extraordinary discovery."

She added: "He was fortunate in having Harry Burton, who brought the highest levels of photographic skill and aesthetic sense to the task and produced beautiful photographs that both tell the story and serve as an historical record."

Tutankhamun ruled Egypt from around 1336 BC to 1327 BC and the thousands of objects found at his tomb, some gold such as the face mask adorning the pharoah, have been captured by Mr Burton's camera.

 

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