Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 2004 (Vervaardig)
- c. 1925-1939 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
1 digital image
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
British archaeologist and photographer. Born, Stamford 1879. Died, Asyut 1940. Began his photographic career in Florence with the art historian Henry Hobart Cust. He was then engaged as a excavator at Thebes by Theodore Davis between 1910-14. Then from 1914 onwards he worked for the rest of his career as a photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His task was to record many of the royal and private tombs at Thebes. Between 1922 and 1933 he was lent by the Metropolitan Museum to Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to make a photographic record during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Geschiedenis van het archief
The acquisition of this negative was not recorded. Acquired at the same time as TAA ii.16.16 and TAA ii.16.17.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
- Digital image.
- Original negative made from a Lehnert & Landrock postcard, Cairo, probably late 1920s or 1930s.
- Original postcard features Burton photograph KV79.
- Postcard caption: 003 TUTANKHAMEN SERIES ENTRANCE TO TOMB
- View of the modern enclosure wall protecting the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
The original negative was deaccessioned.
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
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Not known.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
The Griffith Institute only has a low-resolution jpeg (600dpi) digital scan for this image, and it is not possible to rescan the original, now deaccessioned, negative.