Photographs, all black and white, collected by J. Černý during his preparation of Černý, J. 1965. Hieratic inscriptions from the tomb of Tutankhamun [OEB 11213].

• Photocopy of 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.
• Photocopy made from TAA ii.20.

• Three pages from an unidentified newspaper or magazine.
• Possibly from the Illustrated London News. Pages numbered 405-8, 413-14.
• No date.
• Images include objects from the Antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, and general views of the temples at Abu Simbel and Deir el-Bahari (Deir el-Bahri).

Two copies of the Evening Standard, 3 June 1972, souvenir issue, Tutankhamun. Features the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum and Harry Burton photographs.

• '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.

• 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]

Tutankhamun-related jewellery.

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

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

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

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

Twelve photographs, all black and white, of various objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun. All made by the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Perhaps created in the 1940s or 1950s.

• Four photographs of objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
• Produced by Lehnert & Landrock, part of their 'Tut Ankh Amun Series' photographs.

• Tutankhamun documentation: five photographs:
  • Three photographs show objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun in Cairo, Egyptian Museum.
  • Two photographs show floral collars, probably not from Tutankhamun's tomb, in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Set of contact prints made from The Times Tutankhamun photographs.
• Most of the photographs were taken by The Times photographer.
• There are also a significant number of copies of Harry Burton's photographs within this group.
• Many of the contact prints are made from 35mm film, as well as a variety of larger prints.

• Harry Burton photographs.
• The photographs have been cut down and mounted onto file cards.
• Originally probably intended for Penelope Fox's book.

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

• Newspaper cuttings.
• Articles relating to the tomb of Tutankhamun.

• 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).

• 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.

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

• '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.

Howard Carter's notes listing categories of objects from the Antechamber, Tutankhamun's tomb

• Howard Carter's manuscript list of objects, arranged in categories, listing Carter object numbers with brief descriptions. All objects were found in the Antechamber,
• Supplement to Carter notebook, see TAA i.2.14
• List of categories is arranged as follows:
  • Botanical specimens
  • Nome standards
  • Sandals
  • Boxes
  • Headrests
  • Amulets
  • Jewellery
  • Necklaces
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ushabtis
  • Shrine
  • Implements
  • Vases
  • Stone vessels alabaster
  • Baskets
  • Statues
  • Couches
  • Chariot parts
  • Weapons
  • Arrows and quivers
  • Bows
  • Gloves
  • Textiles
  • Sticks
  • Chairs
  • Stools
  • Footstools
  • Hassocks
  • Bedsteads

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.

Pall and the pall support. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• Carter's annotated three-page typescript with 1 manuscript note.
• Report on the pall and the construction of the pall struts, the attempts to preserve the pall, and its destruction.

General notes on the four sepulchral shrines. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• Folder 1: Carter's manuscript report.
• Folder 2: Carter's typescript notes, many cancelled (crossed through).
• Base measurements of shrines after their re-erection in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
• Carter's copies of Egyptian words for shrines and their meanings, taken from Gardiner's Grammar.

Second shrine (237). Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• i. Carter's report on the shrine with measurements, wood type, construction, sealings, "guide" marks, and a note on the changes to the cartouches, possibly from those of Smenkhkare.
• ii. Carter's drawing of shrine detail, noting its construction.
• iii. Harry Burton's photographs of the shrine. Taken in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Textiles. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• i. Carter's manuscript notes on scarves from Tutankhamun's tomb. Carter suggests they are the forerunners of the Eucharistic vestment called the maniple.
• ii. Copy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, 1932, with an article by Herbert E. Winlock on sem-priests' costumes.