Identity area
Reference code
MSS Carter i.G.48
Title
Thebes. Valley of the Kings: Carnarvon excavations, 1920-1921, plans for tombs KV 48 to KV 52
Date(s)
- 1920-1921 (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 for Carnarvon excavations, 1920-1921, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, with plans for KV 48 to KV 52.
NB The numbering of Carter's tombs 48 and 49, are different to the modern numbering system: Carter 48 = KV 49 and Carter 49 = KV 48.
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 not recorded
- 24 x 35.5 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_48.jpg
- See TopBib i2.495.
