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Photographic records made during the excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, consisting of approximately 1400 black and white glass negatives. 10 albums of original prints made from these negatives for Carter, and original prints made for and kept with the object card index for the excavation.

Objects found between the sarcophagus (240) and shrines (207), (237), (238) and (239). Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• i. Carter's report on objects nos. 242 (fan), 250 (djad emblem), 249 (bundle of reeds), 251(rags and chips of wood) , 245 (fan), 244, 246 (long bows), 243 (arrows) and 241, 247 (long bows), and 248 (ten arrows).
• ii. Harry Burton's photographs of 242, 245 (fans), 244, 246 (long bows), 243 (arrows) and 250 (djad pillar).

Tutankhamun excavation - Harry Burton's original contact prints made from the original glass plate negatives

• Set of original photographic prints.
• Most were created by Harry Burton.
• Some prints were made in the Ashmolean Museum Photographic Studio between the mid-1940s and the 1970s.

• Digital image.
• Original negative made from a Lehnert & Landrock postcard, Cairo, probably late 1920s or 1930s.
• Original postcard features Burton photograph KV79.
• Postcard caption: 003 TUTANKHAMEN SERIES ENTRANCE TO TOMB
• View of the modern enclosure wall protecting the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun.

• Digital image.
• The original negative was made from a Lehnert & Landrock postcard, Cairo, probably late 1920s or 1930s.
• Postcard caption: 018 TUTANKHAMEN SERIES THE TUTELARY GODDESS SELKIT
• Original postcard features Burton photograph P1550.
• Statue of the goddess Selkis from Tutankhamun's canopic shrine (266), gilded wood, in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 60686.

• Digital image.
• Original negative made from a Lehnert & Landrock postcard, Cairo, probably late 1920s or 1930s.
• Postcard caption: 013 TUTANKHAMEN SERIES GOLD PORTRAIT MASK OF KING
• Original postcard features an edited version of Burton photograph P0757.
• Mask of Tutankhamun (256a), gold inlaid with coloured glass and semi-precious stones, in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 60672.

• Several tin plate canisters for 8- by 10-inch glass-plate negatives.
• Measurements (a) 25.6 x 19.6 x 11.3 cm; (b) 25.8 x 19.6 x 9.1 cm [TAA ii.25.1-2].
• Bear labels including: 'Sensitive to Light! To be opened only in the presence of the receiver'
• Originally contained the negatives created by Harry Burton during the Tutankhamun excavation. The canisters no longer contain the negatives.

• Digital image.
• Same image as Burton photograph P0517.
• Original image was created in early 1923.
• Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas outside the laboratory (KV15, tomb of Sethos II), working on a chariot body (120).

35mm black and white transparencies made from some of the Burton photographs.

• Complete set of Burton photographs.
• For consultation by visiting researchers.

• Seven glass negatives of the following Harry Burton photographs. Annotations on the original housing indicate these were copied from Howard Carter's set of lantern slides [TAA i.8]. Some of the housing is also marked 'P.F.' so they may have been made on behalf of Penelope Fox for Tutankhamun's Treasures (1951), although not all of the images in this group are included in the publication.
• Burton p0893
• Burton p1214 & Burton p1237 (on one negative)
• Burton p1236
• Burton p1239
• Burton p1243
• Burton p1308
• Burton p1323

• Harry Burton photographs.
• The photographs have been cut down and mounted onto file cards.
• Originally probably intended for Penelope Fox's book.

• Fourteen boxes containing an archived set of modern contact prints made from the original Harry Burton negatives.
• Made by the Ashmolean photographic studio.

• Cigarette card (2 copies) issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Treasure Trove: A Series of 50' (1937).
• No. 26: 'The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: The First Inspection'.
• Artist's impression of Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon and Lady Evely exploring the Antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, showing the objects in situ against the west wall.

• Cigarette card (2 copies) issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Treasure Trove: A Series of 50' (1937).
• No. 27: 'The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen: Interior of Antechamber'.
• Painted version based on Harry Burton photograph P0007.
• View of the north half of the Antechamber showing objects in situ with the guardian statues on either side of the intact doorway to the Burial chamber.

• Cigarette card (2 copies) issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Treasure Trove: A Series of 50' (1937).
• No. 28: 'The Gold Coffin of Tut-Ankh-Amen'.
• Painted version based on Harry Burton photograph P0770.
• Howard Carter and an Egyptian team member examine the lid of Tutankhamun's innermost coffin (255). This coffin was made of solid gold, with incised decoration inlaid with coloured glass and semi-precious stones.

• Cigarette card issued by Wills's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Wonders of the Past: A Series of 50' (1926).
• No. 11: 'Statue of Tutankhamen'.
• Painted version based on Harry Burton photograph P0321.
• View of the guardian statue (22) of Tutankhamun, still wrapped in the remains of a linen shawl. The statue was found in the King's Antechamber, on the right side of the intact doorway leading to the Burial chamber.

• Cigarette card issued by Wills's Cigarettes from the set titled: 'Wonders of the Past: A Series of 50' (1926).
• No. 12: 'Treasure from Tutankhamen's Tomb'.
• Painted version based on Harry Burton photograph P0166.
• View of one of the hippopotamus heads from the couch (137) of Tutankhamun, found in the Antechamber of the King's tomb.

• Cigarette card issued by Churchman's Cigarettes from the set titled 'World Wonders: Old and New: A Series of 50' (c. 1955).
• No. 11: 'Tutankhamen’s Tomb, Egypt'.
• Painted version based on an unidentified media photograph. The original photograph was taken on 27 December 1922.
• View of Howard Carter (lighter coloured hat with black band) watching Arthur Mace (dark hat) and an Egyptian colleague transporting Tutankhamun's painted box from the King's tomb to the nearby 'laboratory' (KV15, tomb of Sethos II).

• Confectionery card issued by Barratt & Co. Ltd, London from the set titled 'Wonders of the World: A Series of 50' (1962).
• No. 33: ‘Statue of Tutankhamen’.
• Painted version based on a Harry Burton photograph, probably Burton p0320 or p0321.
• Upper part of one of the so-called 'sentinel' or 'guardian' statues of Tutankhamun (Carter 22), in situ in the antechamber of the king's tomb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt.

• Photographic prints:
  1. 'The canopic chest of alabaster, Tutankhamen's tomb', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1153].
  2. 'The canopic chest opened, showing portrait busts of Tutankhamen', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1158].
  3. 'Thebes – Tut Ankh Amen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings', Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo, no. 1740.

• Set of 5 brass printing plates.
• Used for the production of Fox, Penelope 1951. Tutankhamun’s Treasure London: Oxford University Press [OEB 2854]
  • plate 28
  • plate 30
  • plate 48 B [left]
  • plate 48 C [upper & lower]
  • plate 49 A [left]

• Copies of Harry Burton's negatives for the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
• This later set of film negatives was made from the original Burton large plate glass negatives (TAA.i.5) and small glass negatives (TAA.i.5A) after the negatives were conserved between 1980 and 1982.

• Set of modern photographic prints made from Harry Burton's original set of small glass negatives (TAA.i.5A), made after the original negatives were conserved.

Printed twelve-month calendar, each month featuring a different colourised Harry Burton photograph.

• Burton images supplied by the Griffith Institute.
• Two copies.

Special Stamp Issue 'Tutankhamun', produced by Royal Mail in collaboration with the Griffith Institute, to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Royal Mail Group Ltd commissioned the Griffith Institute to act as consultants supplying all the text and required images for all the Special Stamp products.

• See https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/tutankhamun (accessed 19-06-2023).
• A set of twelve stamps comprising:
  • The main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb. Araldo De Luca supplied these images.
  • Mini-set of four stamps featuring black and white photographs, including three Harry Burton photographs supplied by the Griffith Institute.
• Complete set of products:
  • First Day Cover issued on 24 November 2022
  • Presentation Pack
  • Prestige Stamp Book
  • Unmounted stamps
  • Coin cover (£5.00)
  • Postcard pack
  • Royal Mail Yearbook 2022
  • Newspaper cutting, noting the stamp issue, November 2022

Four First Day Covers, all issued on 24 November 2022, part of the Special Stamp Issue 'Tutankhamun', produced by Royal Mail in collaboration with the Griffith Institute, to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The insert is the same for all four items, and the card's text briefly describes the tomb's discovery.

• See https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/tutankhamun (accessed 19-06-2023, the first-day covers are no longer available).
• TAA iii.51.3.1.1
  • First Day Cover for the main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb, images supplied by Araldo De Luca, hand-stamped with Tutankhamun's cartouches, comprises one envelope with eight stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
• TAA iii.51.3.1.2
  • First Day Cover for the main set of eight colour stamps, each featuring an object from Tutankhamun's tomb, images supplied by Araldo De Luca, hand-stamped with one of the Theban necropolis seal impressions, comprises one envelope with eight stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
• TAA iii.51.3.1.3
  • First Day Cover for the mini-set of four stamps featuring black and white photographs, including three Harry Burton photographs supplied by the Griffith Institute, hand-stamped with Tutankhamun's cartouches, comprises one envelope with mini stamp sheet of four stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images
• TAA iii.51.3.1.4
  • First Day Cover for the mini-set of four stamps featuring black and white photographs, including three Harry Burton photographs supplied by the Griffith Institute, with one of the Theban necropolis seal impressions, comprises one envelope with mini stamp sheet of four stamps affixed containing one insert with text and images