Tutankhamun excavation - Harry Burton's original contact prints made from the original glass plate negatives

• Set of original photographic prints.
• Most were created by Harry Burton.
• Some prints were made in the Ashmolean Museum Photographic Studio between the mid-1940s and the 1970s.

Tutankhamun excavation: Alfred Lucas conservation notes, 1926-1927.

• Alfred Lucas's manuscript notes.
• ‘Materials Employed’ during the fifth season 1926-1927.
• Two pages.

• Telegram (telegraph) from the U.S.A. regarding Tutankhamun discovery.
• 08-02-1923.
• Addressed to Lord Carnarvon from Lefkowitz & Pitofsky.
• Regarding attaining exclusive rights to textiles and designs.

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Caption: 'Removing one of the famous Alabaster Vases. 16 steps into tomb.'
• Arthur Callender and a colleague carrying one of the ornamental alabaster unguent vases (57) found in the Antechamber.

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Caption: 'Removing from the tomb the Portrait Bust of Tut Ankh Amen in wood, painted.'

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Caption: 'Removal of one side of the 'Regal Couch', Lord Carnarvon & his daughter Lady Evelyn Herbert following.'

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Caption: 'Box containing the King's Robes.'

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Caption: 'Four trays containing small treasures from the tomb.'

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Caption: 'Mr. Carter & Callender carry the King's jewel Box.'

• Postcard.
• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Photograph taken in early 1923.
• Bedstead (47) with the bows, arrows, quiver and sticks found on top (48), in transit from Tutankhamun's tomb to the nearby 'laboratory' (tomb KV15, of Sethos II).

• Postcard
• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Photograph taken in 1923.
• View of the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun with some tourists standing behind modern tomb enclosure wall.

• Photograph, photographer not known.
• Taken in early 1923.
• Two Egyptian team members transporting trays from Tutankhamun's tomb to the nearby 'laboratory' (tomb KV15, Sethos II). The first tray contains textiles(?), the second tray contains a decorated footstool. Howard Carter walks in the foreground, on the left side.
• Photograph probably The Times.

• Digital image
• Original negative was probably created in 1923.
• Photograph of Alfred Lucas working on a group of small objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun in the laboratory set up in KV15 (Sethos II).
• The photograph was probably taken by the The Times photographer.

• Digital image.
• The original photographer is not known, perhaps taken by The Times photographer.
• Original image was created probably in early 1923.
• Photograph was taken in the Valley of the Kings.
• Members of the Tutankhamun excavation team.
• From left to right, Arthur Callender, Arthur Mace, Harry Burton, Howard Carter, Alan Gardiner, and Alfred Lucas.

• Digital image.
• Same image as Burton photograph P0517.
• Original image was created in early 1923.
• Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas outside the laboratory (KV15, tomb of Sethos II), working on a chariot body (120).

• Digital image.
• The photographer is not known, perhaps taken by The Times photographer, probably in early 1923.
• Photograph of some of the excavation team seated in the 'First Ford in the desert'.
• Taken outside Castle Carter II.
• Front seats, from left, Howard Carter and chauffeur. Back seats, from left, Arthur Mace, Harry Burton, and Alfred Lucas.

Peer-reviews.

Correspondence.

Newspaper cuttings.

Typescript copy of Hay's journal from 24th November 1824 to 27th October 1827, photographs of drawings made by Hay in the tomb of Neferhotp (TT49) (Griffith Institute photos. 3070-7), 13 mounted photographs made from Hay's drawings of el-Kâb, Philae, and Amada, and microfilm roll with copies of the Hay MSS once in the British Museum and now in the British Library.

TT36; Royal titles from niche (Scheil, 640, pl. VI) [TopBib i2.66(10)].

TT36; Text of deceased inspecting industries (Scheil, 635) [TopBib i2.65(8)A [as (9) in published volume]].

TT36; Statue-niche (L.D. III, 270.b) (Scheil, 627) [TopBib i2.63(2)].

TT166; Text from Book of the Dead possibly from here, to be checked when tomb is published [TopBib i2.277A].

TT57; Text to be identified [TopBib i2.113A].

TT82; Burial Chamber: text below niche (Davies, pl. XLVI [lower]) [TopBib i2.166(21)].

TT82; Burial Chamber: part of horizontal text in middle of walls (Davies, pls. XXXIX-XLI, XLIV-XLV) [TopBib i2.166(21)].

TT82; Rear wall of niche (Davies, pl. XXXVI) [TopBib i2.167(22)].