Tutankhamen’s Tomb (1922)

Check canister number - two items share number. Film from the Valley of the Kings near Luxor; Egypt. Shot of square opening with iron gates in a rock wall. British navy men and two Egyptian men in Arab clothing with fez hats stand near this tomb. Pan on general area; huge rock hills with crevasses between; a tent on ground below; with several more Arab men sitting around. CU sailor standing at entrance to tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen; with grated gate. (The tomb was discovered intact in 1922; complete with masses of priceless Egyptian artefacts; many made of gold). 3 men stand looking down steep steps into opening. CU archaeologist Howard Carter. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000