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Sepulchral shrines and sarcophagus - objects found between: Tutankhamun excavation documentation - Carter's notes for planned publication

Objects found between the sarcophagus (240) and shrines (207), (237), (238) and (239). Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

  • i. Carter's report on objects nos. 242 (fan), 250 (djad emblem), 249 (bundle of reeds), 251(rags and chips of wood) , 245 (fan), 244, 246 (long bows), 243 (arrows) and 241, 247 (long bows), and 248 (ten arrows).
  • ii. Harry Burton's photographs of 242, 245 (fans), 244, 246 (long bows), 243 (arrows) and 250 (djad pillar).

Carter, Howard

Shawabtis (ushabtis): Tutankhamun excavation documentation - Carter's notes for planned publication

Shawabti (ushabti) figures. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

  • i. Carter's typewritten general notes on shawabtis.
  • ii. Carter's manuscript report with transcriptions, and notes, for shawabtis from Tutankhamun's tomb, including lists with shawabtis grouped by type, their object excavation number, material, and the chamber they were found.

Carter, Howard

Tomb and tomb plan: Tutankhamun excavation documentation - Carter's notes for planned publication

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

  • Carter's 12-page annotated typewritten discussion on Tutankhamun's tomb and 18th Dynasty royal tomb types.
  • Comparisons with other royal tombs and notes on tomb plans from the Turin Papyrus, with the names for the various parts of the tomb.
  • Suggestion as to the identity of the architect of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Carter, Howard

The Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen: statement with documents

  • 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.

Carter, Howard

Two photographic prints: Howard Carter drawings

  • Two black and white photographic prints:
    • Howard Carter's drawings of harness (from TAA i.3.8).
    • Howard Carter's drawing from object card 333 'portions of the linen housings of the chariot horses' (from TAA i.1.333).
    • Howard Carter's drawing of the second shrine (237) with detail of construction of shrine (from TAA i.3.25).

Carter, Howard

Photocopy: The Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen statement

  • 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.

Carter, Howard

Prestige Stamp Book, Royal Mail: "Tutankhamun"

Two copies of the Prestige Stamp Book, 'Tutankhamun: Finding a Pharaoh', issued on 12 December 2022 as 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.

Burton, Harry

Coin Cover, Royal Mail and Royal Mint: "Tutankhamun"

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.

  • Issued 24-11-2022.
  • See https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/tutankhamun/tutankhamun-coin-cover (accessed 19-06-2023).
  • The coin cover comprises:
    • An envelope with the main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb. Araldo De Luca supplied these images.
    • All of the stamps are hand-stamped with a design based on one of the Horus-falcon collars found in the tomb.
    • The envelope contains a carrier card with a five-pound (£5.00) coin affixed. The text describes Tutankhamun's coffins, sarcophagus and burial shrines.
  • Coin cover limited to 10,000 individually numbered covers.
  • The two coin covers are limited series numbers '05135' and '05137'.

Burton, Harry

Royal Mail Yearbook 2022: "Tutankhamun"

  • Royal Mail Yearbook 2022
  • Anonymous (ed.) 2022. A postcard from..: Royal Mail special stamps 2022. Royal Mail Yearbook 39. London: Royal Mail Group Ltd. ISBN: 9780946165773. 24.4 x 25.7 cm; 64 p., [117] figs [ills (mostly colour)] (OEB 307243).
  • The publication contains every stamp and miniature sheet issued by Royal Mail in 2022, with a chapter devoted to every Special Stamp issue. An expert in their field has written each dedicated chapter for each stamp issue. The subjects include The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb.
  • Contains the chapter 'Tutankhamun' and discusses the extraordinary period during which Tutankhamun lived, the significance of his burial and its site in the Valley of the Kings.
  • Also contains 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 main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb, images supplied by Araldo De Luca.
  • Mini stamp sheet of four stamps featuring black and white photographs, including three Harry Burton photographs supplied by the Griffith Institute.

Burton, Harry

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