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English egyptologist and archaeological photographer (1879-1940)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1879 to 1940 · aged 60
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Harry Burton was an English archaeological photographer, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Today, he is sometimes referred to as an Egyptologist, since he worked for the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for around 25 years, from 1915 until his death.

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Howard Carter in Tutankhamun's tomb, photographed by Harry BurtonHoward Carter in Tutankhamun's tomb, photographed by Harry BurtonThe Anubis Shrine in situ at the entrance of the Treasury, as photographed by BurtonThe Anubis Shrine in situ at the entrance of the Treasury, as photographed by Burton

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Harry Burton was an English archaeological photographer, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Today, he is sometimes referred to as an Egyptologist, since he worked for the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for around 25 years, from 1915 until his death. His most famous photographs are the estimated 3,400 or more images that he took documenting Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb from 1922 to 1932.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1879 to 1940 · aged 60
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