Dinner in the Tomb

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For decades a print of this photograph hung on the wall just inside the door of the Research Archives.

Title	Oriental Institute
View	Egyptian Dinner 1
Series	II: Buildings and Grounds
Description	Archaeologists dining in the tomb of Ramses XI, Valley of the Kings (Wadi al-Biban al-Muluk) near Luxor, Egypt. The empty chair at the head of the table is that of Lord Carnarvon who took the picture. From left to right: Dr. James Breasted, Harry Burton, Alfred Lucas, Arthur Callender, Arthur Mace, Howard Carter, and Sir Alan Gardiner.
Subject Terms	Breasted, James Henry, 1865-1935 | Carter, Howard, 1874-1939 | Mace, Arthur Cruttenden, 1874-1928 | Gardiner, Alan Henderson, Sir, 1879-1963 | Lucas, Alfred, 1867-1945 | Burton, Harry, 1879-1940
Photographer	Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of, 1866-1923
Photograph Date	Undated
Physical Format	Photographic prints; 11.1 x 16.6 cm
Location	Egypt
Collection	Archival Photographic Files
Repository	University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
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