Area dell'identificazione
Codice di riferimento
Titolo
Date
- 1922-1933 (Creazione)
Livello di descrizione
Consistenza e supporto
2 notebooks
Area del contesto
Nome del soggetto produttore
Nota biografica
British chemist. Born, Chorlton-upon-Medlock 1867. Died, Luxor 1945. Educated, School of Mines, London, and the Royal College of Science. Worked for the British Government as an assistant chemist, until ill health prompted a move to Egypt. There he was engaged as an assistant chemist to the Government Salt Department, 1898. He initially managed the Survey Department and Assay Office laboratories, he was then appointed Chemist for the Antiquities Service, 1923-32. Honorary Consulting Chemist, 1932-45. He was able to put his expertise in cleaning, consolidating, and conserving antiquities to good use when he was lent by the Antiquities Service to H. Carter during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. He also worked at Tanis with P. M. Montet. Published many books about his work in this field.
Storia archivistica
Property of A. Lucas.
Modalità di acquisizione
Donated to the Griffith Institute by A. Lucas in 1945.
Area del contenuto e della struttura
Ambito e contenuto
Notebook on 'Archaeology, Register of samples, and analyses. Tutankhamen and others.' (TAA i.2.11). Notebook on 'Examination of Materials: (a) Tutankhamen. (b) Various.' (TAA i.2.12).
Valutazione e scarto
Incrementi
Sistema di ordinamento
Kept as received.
Area delle condizioni di accesso e uso
Condizioni di accesso
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions
Condizioni di riproduzione
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Lingua dei materiali
inglese
Scrittura dei materiali
Note sulla lingua e sulla scrittura
Caratteristiche materiali e requisiti tecnici
No problems.
Strumenti di ricerca
None.
Area dei materiali collegati
Esistenza e localizzazione degli originali
These are originals.
Esistenza e localizzazione di copie
Not known.
Unità di descrizione collegate
Griffith Institute Archive:
-TAA Archive: TAA i.1 (card index, conservation notes); TAA i.2.12a (method and treatment notes); TAA i.3.4 (calcite notes); TAA i.3.13 (gesso notes); TAA i.3.14 (gold notes); TAA i.3.17 (materials notes); TAA i.10 (materials employed notes).