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Thebes. Valley of the Kings: objects from the Valley now in Metropolitan Museum, correspondence and list

Howard Carter's records for objects found in the Valley during earlier excavations, now in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

  • Typewritten letter from H. E. Winlock to Carter, dated 25 June 1915, in response to Carter's request for a list of objects from the Valley of the Kings, now in the Metropolitan Museum
  • 13 pages, typewritten list of finds from the Valley of the Kings, now in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, with descriptions, some transcriptions, drawings, museum numbers, and bibliography.

Winlock, Herbert Eustis

Thebes. Carnarvon-Carter excavations. 1911-1922: ostraca, correspondence and report

Records for ostraca found during Carnarvon-Carter excavations at Thebes, including those from the Valley of the Kings, 1911-1922.

  • Two typewritten letters from Battiscombe Gunn to Carter, dated 25 and 27 July 1931, concerning Gunn's work on the ostraca
  • Gunn's typewritten report, "The Ostraka", 26 pages, with translations and commentary
  • Carter's manuscript draft letter, dated 7 August 1931, addressed to Gunn, acknowledging receipt of Gunn's report, and the intention to include it in a planned publication for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations between 1911 and early 1922.

Carter, Howard

Howard Carter Collection

  • Carter MSS
  • Collection
  • 1899-1939

Notebooks, loose notes, maps, plans, drawings, newspaper cuttings, watercolours, and a silver desk-set. The documentation was created during Carter's career between 1899-1939. This material excludes material connected with the tomb of Tutankhamun, see the Tutankhamun Archive.

Carter, Howard