Sequin jacket with Egyptian motifs.
Hand-beaded lurex.
67 x 53 cm.
Probably French, c.1922-29.
V&A: T.91-1999.
The archaeological discovery that gripped the public imagination most profoundly was that of the tomb of the boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamun.
In November 1922, Howard Carter uncovered his undisturbed tomb in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. It was to prove one of the most important discoveries in archaeological history.
