been damaged in antiquity not long after the burial of Ay, was again deliberately damaged in the late nineteenth century and was subsequently moved to Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Layout The tomb consists of an entrance stair, two sloping corridors separated by a set of stairs, and three chambers. The plan of the tomb is more similar to the tomb of Akhenaten at Amarna than it is to any earlier royal tomb; it has a straight axis and a well chamber with no well, and a pillared hall which was used as the burial chamber. The burial chamber is also offset to one side of the axis. Beyond the burial chamber is a small undecorated canopic chamber. The tomb is constructed on a large scale, as corridors are wider than those of the earlier WV22. Slots for beams used to lower the sarcophagus in the corridor make a reappearance for the first time since KV20. Decoration Only the burial chamber is decorated, as was standard for the time. The decorative scheme is very similar to that seen in KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun; several scenes are identical. Both tombs were possibly decorated by the same artists. Figures of the Four sons of Horus appear for the first time in a royal tomb, above the doorway to the small canopic chamber. The west wall is decorated with a scene depicting Ay hunting in the marshes accompanied by his wife Tey; this is a unique occurrence for a New Kingdom royal tomb. All images of Ay were thoroughly defaced, along with the removal of the cartouches of both Ay and Tey. Only a figure of the king's ka escaped erasure, possibly due to the figure bearing a slightly different title. Excavation and contents The tomb was fully excavated and cleared by the University of Minnesota Egyptian Expedition (UMEE) in the summer of 1972. Excavation began immediately outside the tomb in an attempt to locate foundation deposits in the hope that such a find would shed light on the theory proposed by Englebach that this tomb was actually commenced for Tutankhamun; despite an extensive search, none were discovered. It was found that the drystone wall on the northern side of the entrance, thought to be a later addition, proved to be contemporary with the tomb's construction as it served the very real purpose of retaining quarried limestone chippings. Its removal prompted "a mass