Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.39.2
Title
Brooch-pendant depicting guardian statues and cartouches
Date(s)
- c. 1946-1960s (Creation)
Level of description
Object
Extent and medium
1 metal brooch-pendant
Context area
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
- Pendant-brooch (can be worn as either).
- Costume jewellery, goldtone metal, oval, with stamped (embossed) design.
- Design: two 'guardian statues' [Carter 22], Tutankhamun's cartouches, and winged scarabs.
- Produced by "Miracle" (branded on the underside).
- Date uncertain but certainly manufactured post-1946.
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
- 5.7 x 4.8 x 0.8 (approx. max.)
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived photographs in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
See TAA iii.39.3 (same design).
Publication note
- [Carter 22], see http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/022.html