Object TAA iii.39.1 - Cigarette tin: Nestor Gianaclis "Toutankhamon"

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TAA iii.39.1

Title

Cigarette tin: Nestor Gianaclis "Toutankhamon"

Date(s)

  • c. 1920s (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 metal tin

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Archival history

Acquired in an online auction by Elizabeth Fleming.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.

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Scope and content

  • Cigarette tin.
  • Produced by "Nestor Gianaclis, Grande Manufacture de Cigarettes Egyptiennes".
  • Branded "Toutankhamon".
  • Transfer(?) print decoration, with ancient Egyptian motifs including a scene of Anubis kneeling before the king.
  • Probably manufactured in the 1920s.

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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  • French

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    • 12 x 7 x 1 cms (approx.)

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    Archived scans and photographs in Griffith Institute.

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    Exhibited:

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

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