Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.39.1
Title
Cigarette tin: Nestor Gianaclis "Toutankhamon"
Date(s)
- c. 1920s (Creation)
Level of description
Object
Extent and medium
1 metal tin
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 July 2021.
Content and structure area
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.
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
- French
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- 12 x 7 x 1 cms (approx.)
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.