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Código de referência
TAA i.2.11
Título
Data(s)
- 1922-1939 (Produção)
Nível de descrição
Item
Dimensão e suporte
1 notebook
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Nome do produtor
História 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.
História do arquivo
Formerly in the possession of Alfred Lucas.
Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência
Presented by Alfred Lucas to the Griffith Institute for placement with the rest of the Tutankhamun archive, November 1945.
Zona do conteúdo e estrutura
Âmbito e conteúdo
Alfred Lucas notebook on ‘Archaeology, Register of samples, and analyses. Tutankhamen and others’
- Lucas's manuscript with analysis of samples from:
- (a) Tutankhamun's tomb
- (b) Various
Avaliação, selecção e eliminação
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Zona de condições de acesso e utilização
Condições de acesso
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Condiçoes de reprodução
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Existência e localização de originais
Existência e localização de cópias
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Unidades de descrição relacionadas
Nota de publicação
- Samples from Tutankhamun's tomb, http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringTut/conservation/4lucas_samples.html
- Samples from other objects and sites are not currently available online (status 19/07/2022).
Zona das notas
Nota
- Formerly catalogued as Tutankhamun MSS 11
- Also referred to as Tutankhamun notebook 11