Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.39.3
Title
Jewellery-finding, depicting guardian statues and cartouches
Date(s)
- c. 1946-1970s (Creation)
Level of description
Object
Extent and medium
1 metal jewellery-finding
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
- Costume jewellery-finding, silver-colour metal, oval, with stamped (embossed) design.
- Design: two 'guardian statues' [Carter 22], Tutankhamun's cartouches, and winged scarabs.
- Manufacturer not known.
- Date uncertain, post-1946 to 1970s.
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
- 5.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 (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
Publication note
- [Carter 22], see http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/022.html