Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.40.10
Title
Brooch: box (21), lion hunt scene
Date(s)
- c. 1922-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 silver brooch
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Name of creator
(1879-1940)
Name of creator
(1874-1928)
Name of creator
(1867-1945)
Name of creator
(1879-1963)
Name of creator
(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)
Archival history
Acquired from an online auction site by Elizabeth Fleming.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
- Tutankhamun-related jewellery.
- Brooch with a rectangular cabochon plaque featuring part of a scene from the lid of box 21 [Carter 21], with Tutankhamun hunting lions.
- Silver decorated with enamel (light and dark blue, red, white and yellow) and opaque cream-coloured pressed glass with decoration highlighted in reddish-brown.
- Hook clasp, stamped, silver hallmark "925"(?)
- Plaque: Not indicated, but probably produced by the Neiger Brothers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- 1.8 x 5.0 x 0.5 cm (approx. max.)
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
- [Carter 21], see http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/021.html