Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.38.2
Title
"Tut" game, Tutankhamun-related
Date(s)
- c. 1922-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Object
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Name of creator
(1879-1940)
Name of creator
(1874-1928)
Name of creator
(1867-1945)
Name of creator
(1879-1963)
Name of creator
(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)
Archival history
Acquired in an online auction by Elizabeth Fleming.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in November 1922.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
- "Tut" boxed game containing:
- 1 wood three-tiered tower
- 28 counters: 4 squidgers (1 of each: blue, red, white, yellow) and 24 winks (5 blue, 6 red, 7 white, 6 yellow)
- Printed instruction sheet
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Box with lid: 8 x 9.3 x 9.3 cm (h x w x d; approx.)
- Wood tower: 7 x 7 x 7 (h x w x d; approx.)
- Squidgers: 2.8 cm (diameter; max.)
- Winks: 1.6 cm (diameter; max.)
- Instruction sheet: 8.3 x 8.3 cm
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans and photographs in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Exhibited:
- 'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive', Weston Library, Oxford, 2022.