A. C. Mace's account of the opening of Tutankhamun's Burial chamber (manuscript)

• Manuscript
• Written on 2 folded sheets of Cataract Hotel, Assouan (Aswan) headed notepaper
• Dated 3 March 1923
• Written a few weeks after the opening of the Burial chamber, which took place on 16 February 1923

Arthur C. Mace's excavation journal for the tomb of Tutankhamun, 1922-1923, recording the first season

• 19 unlined pages
• Manuscript entries

A. C. Mace's account of the opening of Tutankhamun's Burial chamber (typescript)

• Dated 3 March 1923
• Written a few weeks after the opening of the Burial chamber, which took place on 16 February 1923
• Typescript

• Two black and white photographic prints:
  • Howard Carter's drawings of harness (from TAA i.3.8).
  • Howard Carter's drawing from object card 333 'portions of the linen housings of the chariot horses' (from TAA i.1.333).
  • Howard Carter's drawing of the second shrine (237) with detail of construction of shrine (from TAA i.3.25).

• Second proof of plates from Desroches Noblecourt, C. 1963. Tutankhamen: life and death of a pharaoh [OEB 9997].

Four plates re-photographed from Carter and Mace, "The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen".

• 'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive' exhibition at the Weston Library, Oxford, 13 April 2022 – 5 February 2023.
• Featuring material from the Tutankhamun Archive and other collections in the Griffith Institute.
• Posters, flyers, display materials, merchandising products, ephemera, and other memorabilia.
  1. Textile poster.
  2. Five text panels ('Introduction', 'Timeline', 'Griffith Institute', 'Curators’ Audio Highlights', 'Howard Carter portrait'), both textile and board.
  3. Caption texts for all sixteen showcases.
  4. Three textile banners.
  5. Image facsimiles, both original size and enlargements.
  6. QR codes for the audio guide.
  7. Reduced copy of Carter’s portrait.
  8. Replica of wreath placed on the forehead of the king’s outer coffin, made by The Garden of Oxford (Covered Market) and used in a ceremony held on 4 November 2022, where it was laid down by Ahdaf Soueif.
  9. Materials used in a 'Touch Tour' for the Blind and Partially Sighted / Visually Impaired on 13 October 2022.
  10. Free standing showcase cover design.
  11. Folder/package of posters, flyers, and other memorabilia and ephemera.
  12. Selection of merchandising products: bag, fridge magnets, postcards, book mark, and notebook.

Material relating to the "Transcending Eternity: The Centennial Tutankhamun Conference", held in Luxor, Egypt, between 4-6 November 2022.

1. Booklet with information on schedule and speakers.
2. Menu of the Gala Dinner at the Luxor Temple on 4 November 2022.

Ephemera connected with the 'Treasures of Tutankhamun' exhibition at the British Museum in 1972.

Postcards referencing the discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Miscellaneous publications referencing the discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Comic books referencing the discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Miscellaneous photographs referencing the discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Media-related material referencing the discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Marketing trade cards referencing the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Advertising and marketing ephemera referencing the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Commercially produced printed sheet music.

Tutankhamun-related jewellery.

Tutankhamun-related memorabilia.

Puzzles and games linked to the discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb.

A collection of postal stamps featuring objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun, mostly commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tomb's discovery in 1972.
Includes six first-day covers, one issued in Egypt and five issued by UK institutions.

A collection of printed media (UK local newspapers) relating to the 1972 Tutankhamun exhibition held at the British Museum, London.

• Set of 5 brass printing plates.
• Used for the production of Fox, Penelope 1951. Tutankhamun’s Treasure London: Oxford University Press [OEB 2854]
  • plate 28
  • plate 30
  • plate 48 B [left]
  • plate 48 C [upper & lower]
  • plate 49 A [left]

Newspaper and magazine cuttings, mainly from the contemporary press, including The New York Times and The Illustrated London News, related to the finding and excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

• Photographic prints:
  1. 'The canopic chest of alabaster, Tutankhamen's tomb', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1153].
  2. 'The canopic chest opened, showing portrait busts of Tutankhamen', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1158].
  3. 'Thebes – Tut Ankh Amen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings', Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo, no. 1740.

• 35mm black and white transparencies, made from the drawings on the original set of object cards (TAA i.1.1-620).
• Photographs made from these transparencies were affixed to the duplicate set of object cards to complete the information, see TAA iii.1.1-620.

• Copy of Davies, Nina M. and Gardiner, Alan H. 1962. Tutankhamun’s painted box: reproduced in colour from the original in the Cairo Museum. Artwork by Nina M. Davies, with explanatory text by Alan H. Gardiner, published by Oxford University Press for Griffith Institute, Oxford [OEB 8995].
• A group of duplicate plates (see below).

'Discovering TutAnkhAmun in 3D: Stereoscopic Installation Photographs of the Ashmolean Exhibition, 24 July – 2 November 2014'.

1. Two enclosures with 43 stereoscopic images of the exhibition + 11 extra images (Ashmolean Museum objects and Griffith Institute) each
2. One enclosure with 36 hand-mounted stereoscopic images of the exhibition + 11 hand-mounted extra images (Ashmolean Museum objects and Griffith Institute).
3. 5 loose stereoscopic images of the exhibition (3 of which hand-mounted).
4. CD with all digital files.

• 'Discovering TutAnkhAmun' exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 24 July – 2 November 2014.
• Featuring material from the Tutankhamun Archive in the Griffith Institute.
• Display materials and merchandising products from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
  1. Display case labels - 19 acrylic + 1 cardboard, mounted on wood.
  2. Textile banner featuring Burton photograph P0293.
  3. Display case board, a page from the Illustrated London News - 1920s jewellery featuring ancient Egyptian influenced designs.
  4. Two acrylic reproductions of glass plate negatives featuring Burton photographs P0009 and P1689.
  5. One set of exhibition gallery guides (handheld labels).
  6. Flip-boards from the ‘interactive’ display, featuring modern photographs.
  7. Two large display panels with Burton photographs P1588 and P1689.
  8. Three banners, displayed on the Blake Portico and Atrium.
  9. Folder of ephemera.
  10. Selection of merchandising products, including postcards, magnets, reproduction posters, notebooks, a watch, etc.