Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.F.1
Title
Thebes. Valley of the Kings: Ostraca in Cairo Museum bearing texts
Date(s)
- c. 1899-1922 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pages
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's manuscript list of ostraca in Cairo Museum that mention, or are connected to, the Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
Referenced by Carter as 'Ostraca C.M. Bearing inscriptions relative to various works, materials etc. of the Royal Necropolis'.
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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.
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Finding aids
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.