Item Carter MSS vi.2.2 - Autobiography (Autobiographical Sketches): The Excavator and his Task; The Ancient Egyptian Dwelling, Tomb and Temple; Ancient Egyptian Funerary Equipment

1 folder

Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.

Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1946.

Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript with the following section/chapter headings:

• The Excavator and his Task
  • 15 pages, annotated typescript and manuscript
  • 1 section/chapter title page (annotated by Carter: "Add interpolations in "Three milk white camels"")
  • 8 typescript pages, numbered 1-8 and 1 rider
  • 3 unnumbered typescript pages
  • 2 unnumbered manuscript pages
• The Ancient Egyptian Dwelling, Tomb and Temple
  • 12 pages, annotated typescript, most pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 11 typescript pages, numbered 9-19
• Ancient Egyptian Funerary Equipment
  • 12 pages, annotated typescript, many pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 11 typescript pages, numbered 20-30

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