King Tutankhamun - 1923 | Movietone Moment | 16 February 2024

On this in 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun was opened in the Valley of Kings. Here is a British Movietone report of King Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures on display at the British Museum in 1972. For the first time in this country, the wonders and pleasures of Tutankhamun’s Tomb are on display at the British Museum. The Queen after her Asian tour, opens the exhibition. GV minarets & sunset over Cairo. GV Sphinx. GV pan Valley of King and entrance to tomb of Tutankhamun. CU plate on wall “Tomb of Tutankhamun“. LV interior of tomb. CU Tutankhamun in tomb with gold mask on. SV ditto pan up to figures on wall. SV child’s chair & footstool on view in Cairo Museum. LV BOAC cargo plane taxiing in at London Airport. GV very large crate about to be unloaded containing Tutankhamun’s treasure. Front V ditto being unloaded. GV exterior British Museum. Angle shot name “Treasures of Tutankhamen“. LV Queen and party arriving. SV exhibit No 1, wooden statue of Tutankhamen. SV Queen looking at ditto. SV wooden statues (No 1). SV Queen looking at exhibit No 8, stopper from Canopic chest. SV No 8. LV Queen looking at same. CU Exhibit No 28. SV No 26. SV No 27. CU Queen looking at exhibits. CU No 43 (vulture pendant). SV No 21 ornamented chest. CU carvings on side of chest. SV exhibit No 13 “Bed of Divine Cow“, CU cow’s head. CU famous gold mask (exhibit No 5) lights up. SV gold mask. SV Queen walking forward to look at mask. Full CU ditto showing perforated lobes. Full CU top of gold mask. SV Queen looking at mask. SV gold mask slow zoom into. CU eyes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM97981. #King #tutankhamun #egypt #pharaoh Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: