Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.40.3
Title
Pendant: guardian statue
Date(s)
- 1922-1929 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 pendant
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 from an online auction site by Elizabeth Fleming.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
- Tutankhamun-related jewellery.
- Pendant, a guardian statue [Carter 22] flanked by tall lotus flowers on either side, with "TUTANKHAMEN" at bottom, ring fitting for chain at top.
- Goldtone metal (perhaps gold-plated(?) metal/silver base), enamelled (black, light and dark blue, red, and white).
- Stamped "300" on verso.
- Manufacturer, not known.
- Perhaps manufactured in the 1920s.
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
- 3.2 x 2.3 cms (approx., max.)
Allied materials area
Publication note
- [Carter 22], see http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/carter/022.html