Enamel decoration on upper surface, design from top: on handle, a modelled profile view of 'guardian statue' [Carter 22] (design includes the linen found draped over arm when discovered), standing on top of a winged scarab; on stem, geometric pattern on handle; on bowl, enamel-painted scene with a king or deity facing left, standing holding a staff, with pseudo-hieroglyphic texts above.
A collection of postal stamps featuring objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun, mostly commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tomb's discovery in 1972. Includes six first-day covers, one issued in Egypt and five issued by UK institutions.
Newspaper and magazine cuttings, mainly from the contemporary press, including The New York Times and The Illustrated London News, related to the finding and excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
'The canopic chest of alabaster, Tutankhamen's tomb', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1153].
'The canopic chest opened, showing portrait busts of Tutankhamen', made from Harry Burton negative in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [= Burton photograph P1158].
'Thebes – Tut Ankh Amen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings', Lehnert & Landrock, Cairo, no. 1740.
London Underground advertisement produced in the 1970s.
Daltons Weekly, for property, and no mistake: ‘Yes, it is odd living in the tomb of Tutenkhamen… but we thought the agent said a room in Tooting Common…’
Three copies of the same poster for the Semmel Concerts' exhibition 'Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures', Manchester, Museum of Museums / The Trafford Centre, 22 October 2010 - 27 February 2011.
'Discovering TutAnkhAmun in 3D: Stereoscopic Installation Photographs of the Ashmolean Exhibition, 24 July – 2 November 2014'.
Two enclosures with 43 stereoscopic images of the exhibition + 11 extra images (Ashmolean Museum objects and Griffith Institute) each
One enclosure with 36 hand-mounted stereoscopic images of the exhibition + 11 hand-mounted extra images (Ashmolean Museum objects and Griffith Institute).
5 loose stereoscopic images of the exhibition (3 of which hand-mounted).
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.
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).
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 (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. 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. 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.
Two copies of the Evening Standard, 3 June 1972, souvenir issue, Tutankhamun. Features the Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum and Harry Burton photographs.
Family papers relating to the donation of Howard Carter's papers to Oxford University.
Antiquities returned to Egypt following Howard Carter's death.
Objects presented to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Family portraits: Samuel Carter (Howard Carter's father); Howard Carter; Amy Walker (née Carter, Howard Carter's sister); and Phyllis Walker (Howard Carter's niece).
