Identificatie
referentie code
TAA i.2.12
Titel
Datum(s)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
1 notebook
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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.
Geschiedenis van het archief
Formerly in the possession of Alfred Lucas.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Presented by Alfred Lucas to the Griffith Institute for placement with the rest of the Tutankhamun archive, November 1945.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Alfred Lucas notebook on ‘Examination of Materials: (a) Tutankhamen. (b) Various.’
- Notebook with 99 rule-lined pages with enclosures
- Manuscript
- Lucas's index of categories:
- Gold
- Leather
- Varnish
- Gesso
- Faience
- Resin
- Dyes
- Precious and semi-precious stones
- Contents of jars
- Textile fabrics
- Stopping
- Oils and fats
- Copper or bronze
- Silver
- Beeswax
- Stone
- Gypsum and gypsum plaster
- Lead
- Pigments and media
- Natron (salt)
- Fungus
- Glass
- Materials employed
- Miscellaneous
- Eyes
- Glue
- Pottery
- Fossil bone
- Plaster and mortar
- Cement
- Kohl
- Sulphur: Riebeckite
- Black cores from bronze objects
- Wood patch
- Wine lees
- Blackened rocks and efflorescence
- Wood
- Solder
- Papyrus
- Pink colour
- Temperature
- Black organic material
- Bow, compound
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
- Bound volume, buff-coloured boards with black leather spine
- Printed labels on the front cover board: "Egyptian Government" and "G"
- 32.4 by 20.2 by 1 cm
- Ruled pages
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Notitie Publicaties
- Not currently available online (status 19/07/2022).
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
- Formerly catalogued as Tutankhamun MSS 12
- Also formerly referred to as Tutankhamun notebook 12