Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 14 November 1923 - 23 February 1924 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 loose-leaf ring-binder
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
British Egyptologist. Born, Glenorchy, Hobart, Tasmania 1874. Died, Haywards Heath, Sussex 1928. Educated, St Edward's School, Oxford, then Keble College, Oxford. BA, 1895. Worked with W. M. F. Petrie at Dendera, Hû, and Abydos, between 1897-1901. Assisted G. A. Reisner on the California University excavations at Gîza, 1901-6. From 1906 onwards, he spent of the rest of his career working for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, culminating in the position of Associate Curator in 1922. He founded and directed the first Metropolitan Museum expedition to Egypt. Between 1922-4 he was engaged as an assistant to H. Carter during the early stages of excavating of the tomb of Tutankhamun. He was forced to resign this position due to poor health. He published several books and articles and collaborated with Carter on the first volume of the publication The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen (1923).
Geschiedenis van het archief
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Arthur C. Mace's journal for the tomb of Tutankhamun, 1923-1924, covers part of the second season.
- 32 numbered pages
- Manuscript (Mace)
- Complements Howard Carter's journal for the same dates. See TAA i.2.1
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
- 34 by 24 by 1 cm
- Journal is housed in its original black leather-bound ring-binder
- Ring-binder has a metal slide-fastening mechanism
- Binding stamped on the inside front cover: "Walker's Loose-Leaf Book, Cover Number 138"
- Loose-leaf plain [not ruled] pages
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
- Formerly catalogued as Tutankhamun MSS 2
- Also formerly referred to as:
- Mace notebook
- Carter notebook 2 (sic)
- Tutankhamun notebook 2