Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS v.4-96
Title
Ancient Egyptian weights: card catalogue
Date(s)
- c. 1899-1923 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
92 index-cards
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 index-card catalogue of Egyptian weights in museums, private collections and publications.
Arranged by the size of weight.
The data for each weight has been arranged by Carter under the following sections:
- Weight size
- Shape
- Marked
- Weight (sic)
- [current provenance]
- [bibliography]
- [date]
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged by the size of weight.
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
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.