Records for ostraca found during Carnarvon-Carter excavations at Thebes, including those from the Valley of the Kings, 1911-1922.
Two typewritten letters from Battiscombe Gunn to Carter, dated 25 and 27 July 1931, concerning Gunn's work on the ostraca
Gunn's typewritten report, "The Ostraka", 26 pages, with translations and commentary
Carter's manuscript draft letter, dated 7 August 1931, addressed to Gunn, acknowledging receipt of Gunn's report, and the intention to include it in a planned publication for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations between 1911 and early 1922.
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).
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Howard Carter and Émile Baraize's hand-drawn draft sketch map of the 'Northern end of the Theban Necropolis', covering the area between Deir el-Bahri (Deir el-Bahari) and Dra Abu el-Naga including El-Taraf.
Howard Carter's records for objects found in the Valley during earlier excavations, now in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Typewritten letter from H. E. Winlock to Carter, dated 25 June 1915, in response to Carter's request for a list of objects from the Valley of the Kings, now in the Metropolitan Museum
13 pages, typewritten list of finds from the Valley of the Kings, now in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, with descriptions, some transcriptions, drawings, museum numbers, and bibliography.
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]
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.
Cigarette card issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled 'World Wonders: Old and New: A Series of 50' (c. 1955).
No. 11: 'Tutankhamen’s Tomb, Egypt'.
Painted version based on an unidentified media photograph. The original photograph was taken on 27 December 1922.
View of Howard Carter (lighter coloured hat with black band) watching Arthur Mace (dark hat) and an Egyptian colleague transporting Tutankhamun's painted box from the King's tomb to the nearby 'laboratory' (KV15, tomb of Sethos II).
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
Unmounted stamps from 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. 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.
TAA iii.53.3.4.1-2
Two copies of the set of eight colour stamps.
Main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb. Araldo De Luca supplied these images.
Howard Carter's notebook with notes on hieroglyphic inscriptions on objects in Lacau, Pierre, Sarcophages antérieurs au Nouvel Empire 2 volumes (1904) (1906) (OEB 142822). Now transferred to Carter MSS vi.8.
Howard Carter's notes on objects found in the Annexe, manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume iii, chapters 3, 4, and parts of 5, and notes on deterioration and chemical change
Unbound group of 91 rule-lined, loose pages
Some pages crossed through (cancelled) by Carter
Includes some correspondence, list separately below
Notes, some with drawings on various topics including:
Egyptian slings;
Boxes and caskets found in the Annexe;
‘Note upon Older or Ancestral objects in Royal Tombs’;
Alabaster and stone vessels;
Baskets;
'Breakage of objects (in the Annexe)’;
Chairs;
Footstools;
Archery;
Weapons, arms and armour;
Game boxes;
Bread;
Wine jars;
‘Robes of Dalmatic type’;
Fire apparatus;
Fan;
Minerals.
Carter's manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume iii, chapters 3, 4, and parts of 5:
Sections beginning or titled:
'This Annexe was intended for a Store-Room' [etc.];
'Notes. Re Arts, Crafts and design.';
'The existence of damp in the tomb' [etc.];
'The possible sources of water from above, behind and sides of the foot-hill.'
‘Deterioration and chemical change’.
Correspondence within this group:
J. S. M. Rennie, of J. S. M. Rennie, Limited, to The Editor of the Illustrated London News, dated 17-08-1929, concerning Egyptian slings (TAA i.2.10.1);
Berkeley Moynihan, to Howard Carter, dated 13-01-1929, mentioning a visit to the tomb and questions about the two foetuses found in the tomb, and the calcite boat.
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.
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.
