Tutankhamun
May 9th was the anniversary of the birthday of archaeologist Howard Carter, the discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamun. I’m reading the book,Tutankhamun’s Tomb:The Thrill of Discovery, by Susan J. Allen (2006), which contains black-and-white reproductions of the original (Harry) Burton photographs that are “remarkable for their clarity and evenness of lighting” (p. 12).
The ancient Egyptians must have had some connection to Vedic culture because they employed flower garlands in the same style. There are several examples of this in the tomb. Plate 41 shows the outer coffin death mask, with a small garland of “olive leaves and flowers . . . still in place over the vulture . . . and the uraeus . . .” (Allen, 2006, pp.96-97).
Plate 42 shows ” the second coffin . . . covered with a linen shroud . . . garlands were placed over the body and a small wreath was placed on the forehead. The composition of the garlands–willow and olive leaves, wild celery, lilies, and cornflowers–seems to indicate that Tutankhamun was buried in spring” (Allen, 2006, p.97).
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I am very much looking forward to going to the London exibiton.
I am going with my class who this years are studying Tutankhamun.
I have found a video of Howard Carter from when the tomb was found,sorry I do not know how to link to it but it is here:www.tutankhamunexhibitionlondon.co.uk
TheCarter family still live not far from my boarding school at highclere castle near newbury uk.