Egyptian Revival Simulated Bone Inlaid Parcel Gilt Mahogany Side Table

After the Original from King Tutankhamun’s Tomb early 20th century. The chest is decorated with inlaid hieroglyphics, gilded accents and knobs. Attributed to the Parvis Workshop Cairo.

On 5 November 1922, Howard Carter, leader of Lord Carnarvon’s archaeological expedition, discovered the location of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Although some tomb-robbing was evident, it remains the best preserved and most complete tomb in the Valley of the Kings. News of Carter’s discoveries – which consisted not only of the mummified pharaoh himself, but also a wealth of decorative objects and Harry Burton, the only photographer granted access to the tomb and whose archive is held by the Griffith Institute at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, made it possible to circulate images of what they found. This is a copy of models the team discovered, which are illustrated and discussed in Hollis S Baker, ‘Furniture in the Ancient World’, London, 1966, pp.75-84.

SIZE: 70cm by 38cm by 45cm