Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1922-1933 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
2 notebooks
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
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.
Historia archivística
Property of A. Lucas.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Donated to the Griffith Institute by A. Lucas in 1945.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
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).
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Kept as received.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions
Condiciones
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Idioma del material
inglés
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
No problems.
Instrumentos de descripción
None.
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
These are originals.
Existencia y localización de copias
Not known.
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
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).