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Tutankhamun objects including collars, photographs

  • Tutankhamun documentation: five photographs:
    • Three photographs show objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun in Cairo, Egyptian Museum.
    • Two photographs show floral collars, probably not from Tutankhamun's tomb, in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Times Tutankhamun photographs, contact prints

  • Set of contact prints made from The Times Tutankhamun photographs.
  • Most of the photographs were taken by The Times photographer.
  • There are also a significant number of copies of Harry Burton's photographs within this group.
  • Many of the contact prints are made from 35mm film, as well as a variety of larger prints.

Howard Carter The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen, publication

  • Complete set of three volumes of Howard Carter's popular account of the discovery and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb, all first editions, no dust jackets:
    • Carter, Howard and Mace, A. C. 1923. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen Volume 1 [discovery, Antechamber and opening of the Burial chamber]
    • Carter, Howard 1927. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen Volume 2 [Burial chamber, opening the sarcophagus, the state chariots, opening of the three coffins and examination of Tutankhamun's mummy]
    • Carter, Howard 1933. The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen Volume 3 [Treasury and Annexe]

Carter, Howard

Howard Carter examining the innermost coffin, cigarette card

  • 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.

Burton, Harry

Transporting the painted box (21), cigarette card

  • 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).

Burton, Harry

Publication: Davies, N. de G. and A. Gardiner Tutankhamun’s painted box

  • Copy of Davies, Nina M. and Gardiner, Alan H. 1962. Tutankhamun’s painted box: reproduced in colour from the original in the Cairo Museum. Artwork by Nina M. Davies, with explanatory text by Alan H. Gardiner, published by Oxford University Press for Griffith Institute, Oxford [OEB 8995].
  • A group of duplicate plates (see below).

Gardiner, (Sir) Alan Henderson

Photographs: canopic chest and view of tomb

  • 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.

Burton, Harry

Brooch-pendant depicting guardian statues and cartouches

  • Pendant-brooch (can be worn as either).
  • Costume jewellery, goldtone metal, oval, with stamped (embossed) design.
  • Design: two 'guardian statues' [Carter 22], Tutankhamun's cartouches, and winged scarabs.
  • Produced by "Miracle" (branded on the underside).
  • Date uncertain but certainly manufactured post-1946.

Pendant: guardian statue

  • Tutankhamun-related jewellery.
  • Pendant with guardian statue [Carter 22] design, ring fitting for chain at top.
  • Goldtone metal and light blue enamel.
  • Manufacturer, not known. Stamped "Italy" on verso.
  • Perhaps manufactured in the 1920s.

Necklace: Tutankhamun seated, white glass

  • Tutankhamun-related jewellery.
  • Necklace, pendant depicting Tutankhamun seated on recto and verso, with a mix of scarab-shaped, cylindrical and round beads.
  • Opaque white pressed glass, design highlighted in brown, with original(?) knotted string cord.
  • Not indicated, but almost certainly produced by the Neiger Brothers.

Pendant with cabochon plaque: box (21), metal and glass

  • Tutankhamun-related jewellery element.
  • Rectangular cabochon plaque, with depiction of front of box 21 [Carter 21], double scene of Tutankhamun as sphinx trampling enemies.
  • Opaque cream-coloured pressed glass, design highlighted in black, set in a later goldtone metal mount with suspension loops on verso.
  • Textile cord with metal fastenings (not original).
  • Plaque: Not indicated, but almost certainly produced by the Neiger Brothers, date uncertain, c. 1922-1930s..
  • Mount: Affixed to verso, small metal label "CHICO'S", c. 1950s-1960s.

Collector's album with stamps: Tutankhamun-related

Tutankhamun-related stamp album with a full set of affixed collectable 'picture stamps', issued by Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Export) Co. Ltd., in 1933.

  • "Nestlé's Picture Stamp Album, vol. 2: Wonders of the World", with a complete set of stamps affixed to the album pages.
  • 16 pages and covers
  • Including "Tutankhamen’s Tomb" = series no. 18 on p. 9, 12 stamps.
  • Issued by Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Export) Co. Ltd., Vevey, Switzerland.
  • Printed by F. Stannard, London, United Kingdom.
  • 12 numbered Tutankhamun stamps, artist's impressions, most based on Harry Burton's photographs:
    • No. 1. The Valley of the Kings.
    • No. 2. The Ante-Chamber.
    • No. 3. The back of the Royal Throne.
    • No. 4. Entrance to the Tomb.
    • No. 5. In the Treasure Chamber.
    • No. 6. The Royal Ship.
    • No. 7. Statue of Pharaoh on the Leopard.
    • No. 8. Golden Falcon with Sun Disc.
    • No. 9. The Golden Coffin.
    • No. 10. The Golden Mask of the Mummy.
    • No. 11. The Head of the Mummy.
    • No. 12. Plan of the Tomb.

"Tut-Ankh-Amen (in the Valley of the Kings)"

  • Commercially produced printed sheet music.
  • "Tut-Ankh-Amen (in the Valley of the Kings)".
    • Song, Lyric and Music by Carlo and Sanders.
    • New York & Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co.
    • 1923.
  • 6-pages.
  • 2 copies: 1 complete and one incomplete (cover+page 2).

"Old King Tut Was a Wise Old Nut"

  • Commercially produced printed sheet music.
  • "Old King Tut Was a Wise Old Nut".
    • Lyric by Roger Lewis, Music by Lucien Denni.
    • Kansas City, MO: J. W. Jenkins Sons Music Co.
    • 1923.
  • 6-pages.

Photograph: "Mrs. Tut"

  • Press photograph of Miss Evelyn Baldwin, Captian of the New York Girl Scouts, shaking the hand of "Mrs King Tut", taken at the International Flower Show, New York, on 15 March 1923.
  • Wording from sign featuring in the photograph: " Mrs. Tut | Here are the flowers that King Tut-Ankh-Amen's queen loved, as indicated by the Egyptian tomb Excavation. | They Include | Lotus | Poppy | Daisy | Delphinium | Acacia | Jasminium".
  • Verso
    • Affixed typewritten label: "PHOTO BY PICTORIAL PRESS | INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, NEW YORK, MARCH 15. | MISS EVELYN BALDWIN, CAPTAIN OF THE NEW YORK GIRL SCOUTS, SHAKES HANDS WITH MRS. KING TUT AT THE SHOW. BETWEEN THEM IS SHOWN THE NEW SWEET PEA, "KING TUT", AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. | 31523."
    • Ink stamped: "Please acknowledge PICTORIAL PRESS PHOTOS 145 West 41st Street, N. Y. C. | For your use only, and must not be used for Advertising Purposes without permission."
    • Ink stamped: "REFERENCE DEPT. | MAR 19 1923 | N .E. A." and annotated "A4323".

And Seven Shall Die

  • Wolf, Victoria.
  • And Seven Shall Die.
  • Translated by Dora H. Demuth.
  • Hammond, Hammond and Company Ltd., London, 1943.
  • Fiction novel based on the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
  • 295 pages.

"Tutankamen in the Case with Cleopatra again!"

  • Comic postcard.
  • "What do yer think, Bill? —when I opened up this morning, there was Tutankamen in the Case with Cleopatra again!".
  • Issued by Micks Comics.
  • 110.
  • Published by E. A. Eden (Offset) Ltd, [London].
  • Printed in England.
  • Not mailed.

First Day Covers, Royal Mail: "Tutankhamun"

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

Burton, Harry

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