Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.G.4
Title
Thebes. Valley of the Kings. KV 62. Tomb of Tutankhamun: plan of tomb, with measurements and orientation
Date(s)
- c. 1923-1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 sheet
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 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.
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
- Scale 1:40
- 54 x 56.5 cm
- Housed in archival polyester L-Velope
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scan in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Publication note
- http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/gif-files/Carter_i_G_4.jpg
- See TopBib i2.558 (plan), 569-571
Notes area
Note
- Carter's most complete plan for the tomb.
- Although dated 'December 1923' the plan cannot have been completed before 1930, as the four niches in the Sarcophagus chamber are illustrated in the plan. The first niche was recorded by Carter as being opened on 3 November 1930, see http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringTut/journals-and-diaries/season-9/journal.html.