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1 notebook
Bereich "Kontext"
Name des Bestandsbildners
Biographische Angaben
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.
Bestandsgeschichte
Formerly in the possession of Alfred Lucas.
Abgebende Stelle
Presented by Alfred Lucas to the Griffith Institute for placement with the rest of the Tutankhamun archive, November 1945.
Bereich "Inhalt und innere Ordnung"
Eingrenzung und Inhalt
Alfred Lucas notebook on ‘Examination of Materials: (a) Tutankhamen. (b) Various.’
- Notebook with 99 rule-lined pages and 5 loose pages (enclosures)
- Manuscript
- Lucas' 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
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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
In der Verzeichnungseinheit enthaltene Sprache
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Physische Beschaffenheit und technische Anforderungen
- 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
Findmittel
Bereich Sachverwandte Unterlagen
Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Originalen
Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Kopien
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Verwandte Verzeichnungseinheiten
Anmerkung zur Veröffentlichung
- Not currently available online (status 19/07/2022).
Bereich "Anmerkungen"
Anmerkung
- Formerly catalogued as Tutankhamun MSS 12
- Also formerly referred to as Tutankhamun notebook 12