Antechamber

Archaeologists excavating a massive burial mound in northern Greece have found two marble sculptures of female figures and a large, colored marble panel in what appears to be the antechamber of the main room.

The antechamber was dimly lit, filled with portraits of long-dead ancestors.

The archaeologists discovered a hidden antechamber leading to the pharaoh's tomb.

Who knows. Perhaps the Ark is still waiting in some antechamber for us to discover. Perhaps there's some vital bit of evidence which eludes us. Perhaps…

"This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.