AfterAprèp cataloguingqu'aguèsse thecatalogat las extensive finds, Carter se retirèt de l'arqueologia e becamevenguèt un collectorcolleccionaire. He visitedVisitèt los [[Estats Units]] en [[1924]], ande gavefaguèt auna seriesseria ofde illustratedconferéncias lecturesillustradas dins [[City of New York|New York City]] which were attended by very large e enthusiasticentosiastia audiences. HeSe diedmoriguèt en [[Anglatèrra]] en [[1939]] ata thel'edat age ofde 64 ans. La mòrt de l'arqueeològarqueològ, so long after the opening ofde thela tombtomba, is the most common piece of evidence put forward by skeptics to refute the idea of a curse (the "[[Curse of the Pharaohs]]") plaguing the party that violated Tutankhamun's tomb.
Howard Carter is buried in [[Putney Vale]] Cemetery in West London. On his gravestone is written: "May your spirit live, May you spend millions of years, You who love Thebes, Sitting with your face to the north wind, Your eyes beholding happiness." (from the Wishing Cup of [[Tutankhamun]])
