Egyptology Collection

Hieroglyphs in the notebook of Jean-Francois Champollion, c1806-1832. Artist: Jean-Francois Champollion
Hieroglyphs in the notebook of Jean-Francois Champollion, c1806-1832. Research on the system of the Egyptian hieroglyphs by Jean Francois Champollion, the translator of the Rosetta Stone

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). British archaeologist and egyptologist (1874-1939) who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922

M. Gaston Maspero; L'egyptologue Maspero, photographie en janvier 1912 alors qu'il dirigeait des fouilles a Dehr-el-Medin, pres Louqsor, 30 juin 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Cairo: Interior of the domestic house of Sidi Youssef Adami, pub
Cairo: Interior of the domestic house of Sidi Youssef Adami; from L Art Arabe d apres les Monuments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (chromolithograph)

Cairo: Mandarah: Reception Room, ground floor, with pool and fountain, pub. 1877
Cairo: Mandarah: Reception Room, ground floor, with pool and fountain; from L Art Arabe d apres les Monuments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (chromolithograph)

Cairo: House called Beyt El-Emyr (a little dilapidated), pub
Cairo: House called Beyt El-Emyr (a little dilapidated); from L Art Arabe d apres les Monuments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (chromolithograph)

Cairo: Interior of the Mosque of Qaitbay; worshippers pray next to wall niches, or Mihrabs, pub
Cairo: Interior of the Mosque of Qaitbay; worshippers pray next to wall niches, or Mihrabs; from L Art Arabe d apres les Monuments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (chromolithograph)

Cairo: Funerary or Sepuchral Mosque of Sultan Barquoq seated Imam reading the Koran, before a pierced screen c14th; from L Art Arabe d apres les Mounments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (print)

Faience mural with border using highly stylised repeating patterns of vegetal and floral forms, pub
Faience mural with border using highly stylised repeating patterns of vegetal and floral forms, from a Kiosk; from L Art Arabe d apres les Monuments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (print)

Tekih Cheik Hacen Sadaka, or the Funerary Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, pub. 1877
Tekih Cheik Hacen Sadaka, or the Funerary Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo; from L Art Arabe d apres les Monuments de Kaire; pub. 1877 (chromolithograph)

Removal of the gilt shrine from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922-1923. Archaeologist Howard Carter walks alongside the bearers

Funeral bouquet being removed from the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egyp, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard

Unofficial opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) leading the party invited to the unofficial opening of the tomb. A keen egyptologist, Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his excavations in

Removing a chariot wheel from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter

Crowd outside Tutankhamuns tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Crowd of interested spectators waiting outside Tutankhamuns tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Lord Carnavons first visit to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922
Lord Carnavons first visit to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) and a party in a motor car. Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his

A party going down the steps to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Opening of the inner chamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 18th February 1923. Artist
Opening of the inner chamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 18th February 1923. Distinguished visitors taking refreshments near the tomb in the Valley of the Kings

The unofficial opening of the inner chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamun, Egypt, 1922. Dr A Gardiner and Professor Breasted

Lord Carnarvon with Egyptian officials, Luxor, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Lord Carnarvon with Egyptian officials, Luxor, Egypt, 1922. Chatting on the terrace of the Winter Palace Hotel. Left to right: Abd El Aziz Yahieh Bey

View of the antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun looking west, Vally of the Kings
Antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, November 1922. View of the antechamber looking west. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard

Distinguished visitors to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. The Queen of the Belgians (centre, leading)

Closing the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings Artist: Harry Burton
Closing the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923, The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Sifting the dust from the floor of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Sir Charles Cust (in soft hat), the Kings Equerry, with Mr Callender

Removing a tray of chariot parts from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Archaeologists working at the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Moving the centre portion of one of the beds or couches from the tomb

Visitors to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. Left to right: Lady Beauchamp, Sir Edward Beauchamp and Mr BC Beauchamp

Closing the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923 Artist
Closing the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, February 1923, The discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939)

Outside the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Outside the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Lord Carnavon (1866-1923), his daughter Lady Evelyn Herbert

Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter (1873-1939) and a colleague beside a partially demolished wall of one of the tombs

Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter famously discovered the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922

Jean-Francois Champollion, (1790-1832), 1881. Artist: Gaston Maspero
Jean-Francois Champollion, (1790-1832), 1881. French classical scholar, philologist and orientalist, credited as the father of Egyptology, Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

Ancient Egyptian temple, 19th century. Artist: Nestor l Hote
Ancient Egyptian temple, 19th century. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

Mural from El-Kab, Egypt, 1841. Artist: Nestor l Hote
Mural from El-Kab, Egypt, 1841. El-Kab is the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Nekheb. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. Artist: Spy
Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. In medicine Wilson (1809-1884) specialised in skin diseases. His other interest was Egyptology, of which he was a generous patron

Thomas Young (1773-1829), physicist and Egyptologist, 19th century
Thomas Young (1773-1829), English physicist and Egyptologist. Discovered the undulatory (wave) theory of light. Managed to decipher the Rosetta Stone

Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. Artist: GH Adcock
Thomas Young, English physicist and Egyptologist. By deciphering the Rosetta Stone, Young (1773-1829) made possible the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs

Jean Francois Champollion, French historian, linguist and Egyptologist, 19th century. Champollion (1790-1832) is regarded as the founder of scientific Egyptology

Pillar at the Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt. The pillar is carved with the name of Jean-Francois Champollion (1790-1832), French historian and linguist and founder of scientific Egyptology

Thomas Young (1773-1829), English physicist and Egyptologist. By deciphering the Rosetta Stone, Young made possible the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs

Thomas Young, English physician, physicist and Egyptologist, 1881. Born at Milverton in Somerset, Young (1773-1829) revived the wave (undulatory)

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