Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.J.273
Title
Thebes. Asasif. Site 14. Near Valley Temple of Hatshepsut. 17th-18th Dynasty cemetery. Carnarvon-Carter concession. Tomb 25. Rensonb: mirror, necklace and brooch of Rensonb, photograph
Date(s)
- c. 1907-1911 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
3 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's photograph, mirror with Rensonb's title inscribed on gold and ebony handle, found within wrappings of Rensonb's mummy, found during the excavation of tomb 25, Rensonb, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Site 14, 17th-18th Dynasty cemetery, Asasif, Thebes.
Also a gold and obsidian necklace and a shen brooch of gold and cornelian, found around the neck of Rensonb's mummy.
Includes duplicates of the photograph.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scan in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Publication note
- Carter MSS i.J.267-269 and 271-273 published in Carnarvon, Earl of and Howard Carter (eds) 1912. Five years' explorations at Thebes: a record of work done 1907-1911, pp. 55 pl. li [2].
- See TopBib i2.619 (mirror).