WHEN HOWARD CARTER descended the newly uncovered stone steps leading down to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922, his were not the first feet to have trod that path. As Carter studied the wall barring entrance to the tomb, he noticed two sets of seals: the original embossed by priests at the young pharaoh's entombment, circa 1324 B.C., and another set added later, marking a repair after violation by early looters. Upon his entry into the tomb's antechamber, he found not only wondrous artifacts, but also significant disarray left by those thieves. What priceless objects may have been removed, and what became of them?
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