Object TAA iii.38.2 - "Tut" game, Tutankhamun-related

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

Carter, Howard
(1874-1939)

Name of creator

Burton, Harry
(1879-1940)

Name of creator

Name of creator

Lucas, Alfred
(1867-1945)

Name of creator

Name of creator

Newberry, Percy Edward
(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

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.

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of copies

Archived scans and photographs in Griffith Institute.

Related units of description

For other Tutankhamun-related games, see TAA iii.34.

Related descriptions

Notes area

Note

Exhibited:

  • 'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive', Weston Library, Oxford, 2022.