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.
Two copies of the Evening Standard, 3 June 1972, souvenir issue, Tutankhamun. Features the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum and Harry Burton photographs.
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.
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].
'The canopic chest of alabaster, Tutankhamen's tomb', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1153].
'The canopic chest opened, showing portrait busts of Tutankhamen', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1158].
'Thebes – Tut Ankh Amen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings', Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo, no. 1740.
'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.
Textile poster.
Five text panels ('Introduction', 'Timeline', 'Griffith Institute', 'Curators’ Audio Highlights', 'Howard Carter portrait'), both textile and board.
Caption texts for all sixteen showcases.
Three textile banners.
Image facsimiles, both original size and enlargements.
QR codes for the audio guide.
Reduced copy of Carter’s portrait.
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.
Materials used in a 'Touch Tour' for the Blind and Partially Sighted / Visually Impaired on 13 October 2022.
Free standing showcase cover design.
Folder/package of posters, flyers, and other memorabilia and ephemera.
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,
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).
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.
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.