George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866 - 1923). Lord Carnarvon was the wealthy, English amateur egyptologist who financed Howard Carter's excavations in the Valley of the Kings in 1922-3. He was one of the first people to enter Tutankhamen's tomb
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10222597
Media ID
45992078
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3300px x 4320px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 14 April 1923. page 597. By F.J. Mortimer
Date
1922
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