Howard Carter and Arthur Mace

Photographer:

Harry Burton

Title:

Howard Carter and Arthur Mace

Description:

Carter is shown after dismantling the blocking of the doorway between the antechamber and the chamber beyond in King Tutankhamun's tomb. The date is Friday, February 17, 1923. Arthur Mace, his assistant lent by the Metropolitan Museum, stands by the basket.

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