Item Carter MSS i.G.4 - Thebes. Valley of the Kings. KV 62. Tomb of Tutankhamun: plan of tomb, with measurements and orientation

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Carter MSS i.G.4

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Thebes. Valley of the Kings. KV 62. Tomb of Tutankhamun: plan of tomb, with measurements and orientation

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  • c. 1923-1930 (Creation)

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1 sheet

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(1874-1939)

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This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.

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Howard Carter's hand-drawn plan of the entire tomb with intact sealed doorways, and extensive annotations including measurements and orientation. Tomb of Tutankhamun, KV 62, Valley of the Kings, Thebes.

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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  • Scale 1:40
  • 54 x 56.5 cm
  • Housed in archival polyester L-Velope

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Archived scan in Griffith Institute.

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