Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS i.J.325-333
Nadpis
Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Carnarvon-Carter excavations. Valley between the tombs of Ramesses II (KV 7) and Ramesses VI (KV 9) (Carter Site A): 2nd season (dated Jan. 1918), photographs
Date(s)
- January 1918 (Creation)
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Part
Extent and medium
12 photographs
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 annotated photographs, 2nd season, all dated to January 1918, show the progression of excavations, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
Part of Carter's records for the 2nd season, 1 Dec. 1917 to 2 Feb. 1918: Valley between the tombs of Ramesses II (KV 7) and Ramesses VI (KV 9) ("Site A").
Includes duplicates of some photographs.
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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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Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
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Publication note
- The Search for Tutankhamun, gallery of photographs - http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/cc/page/photo/indexp.html
Notes area
Note
- Most of the photographs are affixed to cards.