P. E. Newberry's copy of The Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen: Statement with documents, as to the events which occurred in Egypt in the Winter of 1923-24 leading to the ultimate break with the Egyptian Government.
"Published for private circulation only by Cassell and Company, London, etc. 1924."
Incorporates Howard Carter's original documentation, see TAA ii.21.
Canopic equipment. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Carter's eight annotated typewritten pages with a description of the equipment and two scale drawings:
Carter's typewritten report on the canopic equipment;
Carter's typescript notes on the miniature gold coffin from the north-east receptacle;
Carter's drawing, the canopic canopy (266), shrine (266a), and chest (266b), plan with orientation, position of the goddess statues, scenes on shrine noting goddesses and genii, etc.;
Carter's drawing, section showing the canopic canopy (266), shrine (266a), and chest (266b).
Chariots. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Includes Carter's drawings with reconstructions of the chariots and harnesses, comparisons with chariots from other tombs and depictions of chariots from temple and tomb wall scenes.
An essay on Tutankhamun's chariots (TAA i.3.8.10-17), based on Howard Carter's notes, probably edited by Mrs Jane Waley in 1946-1947. Mrs Waley worked for the Griffith Institute and created the first catalogue for the Tutankhamun records.
Two copies (identical) of the coin cover, 'The Burial of a King: Tutankhamun', produced by Royal Mail in partnership with the Royal Mint, marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Special Stamp Issue 'Tutankhamun', produced by Royal Mail in collaboration with the Griffith Institute, to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Royal Mail Group Ltd commissioned the Griffith Institute to act as consultants supplying all the text and required images for all the Special Stamp products.
Collars. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb. Carter's manuscript notes with a brief description of two collars found on Tutankhamun's body, object numbers (256o) and (256bb (2)).
Howard Carter's "autopsy" drawings, recording objects in situ on Tutankhamun's body and within the body wrappings.
18 annotated pencil drawings of groups of objects found in the body wrappings and on the body of Tutankhamun, recorded during the autopsy of the King's body, 11-19 November 1925
Four First Day Covers, all issued on 24 November 2022, part of the Special Stamp Issue 'Tutankhamun', produced by Royal Mail in collaboration with the Griffith Institute, to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The insert is the same for all four items, and the card's text briefly describes the tomb's discovery.
First Day Cover for the main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb, images supplied by Araldo De Luca, hand-stamped with Tutankhamun's cartouches, comprises one envelope with eight stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
TAA iii.51.3.1.2
First Day Cover for the main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb, images supplied by Araldo De Luca, hand-stamped with one of the Theban necropolis seal impressions, comprises one envelope with eight stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
TAA iii.51.3.1.3
First Day Cover for the mini-set of four stamps featuring black and white photographs, including three Harry Burton photographs supplied by the Griffith Institute, hand-stamped with Tutankhamun's cartouches, comprises one envelope with mini stamp sheet of four stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
TAA iii.51.3.1.4
First Day Cover for the mini-set of four stamps featuring black and white photographs, including three Harry Burton photographs supplied by the Griffith Institute, with one of the Theban necropolis seal impressions, comprises one envelope with mini stamp sheet of four stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
Gesso. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
i. Typescript letter from Dr Alexander Scott, December 1930, to Howard Carter, on animal tissue with gesso used under gold on the burial shrines. Also, see Chemistry notes (TAA i.3.9).
ii. Photograph of a microscope slide, sample with animal hair follicles, enclosed with Scott's letter.
iii. Alfred Lucas's manuscript notes on the analysis of gesso, which mentions a layer of ‘course woven fabric’ found under gesso.
iv. Howard Carter's manuscript notes on components of gypsum, whiting and chalk.
Gold. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Carter's manuscript, eight pages, 'Notes upon the remarkable rose-coloured gold employed in jewellery and other ornaments of the Theban Egyptian New Empire' etc., including:
(i) Copy of Alfred Lucas' account in Carter, Howard, The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen ii (1927), pp. 172 ff;
(ii) Copy of Dr Alexander Scott's notes on rose gold;
(iii) Copy of the jeweller's J. R. Ogden typewritten analysis of one sequin;
(iv) Carter's summing up of the evidence.
Letters addressed to Howard Carter from:
(i) Dr Alexander Scott, May (typewritten, with manuscript draft of Carter's reply), June (manuscript), and August 1933 (manuscript), regarding gold in the tomb;
(ii) The jewellers J. R. Ogden concerning gold, with their analysis, typewritten;
(iii) W. F. Hume, December 1930, typewritten, on his publication about gold in ancient Egypt;
(iv) Copy of letter from Howard Carter to W. F. Hume, May 1933, on rose gold;
(v) Alfred Lucas to Howard Carter, November 1933, manuscript, on rose gold.
(vi) Carter's draft/copy manuscript letter addressed to A. Lucas, 15 May 1933.
Newspaper cutting from Illustrated London News, April 1934, with articles by E. T. Lewis and W. T. Blackband on 'Rediscovery of the lost Etruscan art of granulation'. The following items were also filed by Carter in this group:
Printed calling card: Mr Alfred Dobrée, Le Fainel, St Martins, Guernsey. Savile Club.
Manuscript note with contact details for Dr [Cecil H.] Desch. F.R.S. National Physical Laboratory, Teddington', on Savile Club headed notepaper.
Cigarette card issued by Wills's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Wonders of the Past: A Series of 50' (1926).
No. 11: 'Statue of Tutankhamen'.
Painted version based on Harry Burton photograph P0321.
View of the guardian statue (22) of Tutankhamun, still wrapped in the remains of a linen shawl. The statue was found in the King's Antechamber, on the right side of the intact doorway leading to the Burial chamber.
Complete set of three volumes of Howard Carter's popular account of the discovery and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb, all first editions, no dust jackets:
Carter, Howard and Mace, A. C. 1923. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen Volume 1 [discovery, Antechamber and opening of the Burial chamber]
Carter, Howard 1927. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen Volume 2 [Burial chamber, opening the sarcophagus, the state chariots, opening of the three coffins and examination of Tutankhamun's mummy]
Carter, Howard 1933. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen Volume 3 [Treasury and Annexe]
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.
Cigarette card (2 copies) issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Treasure Trove: A Series of 50' (1937).
No. 28: 'The Gold Coffin of Tut-Ankh-Amen'.
Painted version based on Harry Burton photograph P0770.
Howard Carter and an Egyptian team member examine the lid of Tutankhamun's innermost coffin (255). This coffin was made of solid gold, with incised decoration inlaid with coloured glass and semi-precious stones.
Letts's - No. 46 - Indian and Colonial - Rough Diary - 1924
Notes on Carter's activities in Egypt in early 1924, which include departures and arrivals, lunch appointments, meetings with officials and colleagues, and lecture venues and dates. Also contains a few notes on negotiations with British officials and the Egyptian authorities, between December 1924 and January 1925, regarding the dispute and closure of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Also entries for:
Lecture tour, North America, 12 April (depart London) to 2 July (depart New York).
Some lectures, England, October to early November.
Lecture, Madrid, Residencia de Estudiantes, 24 November.
Howard Carter's 'Notes upon Objects in the Store-room [Treasury], 1926-1927', forming parts of chapters 1 and 2 in volume iii of The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, Madrid lecture, and notes on damp in the tomb
81 numbered pages
Carter's manuscript drafts (partial) for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume iii, chapters 1 and 2.
Manuscript notes for a lecture in Madrid, May 1928.
Manuscript notes regarding the 'Existence of damp in the tomb'.
Letters sent to Howard Carter at the time of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. These letters were almost immediately passed on by Carter to A. C. Mace to deal with.
Magical figures. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Howard Carter's annotated typewritten notes on the four magical figures, Tutankhamun object nos. (257), (258), (259) and (260), found in sealed niches in the Burial chamber, including Carter's transcriptions for each.