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TAA iv
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- 1922-1923 (Creazione)
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Nota biografica
British Egyptologist. Born, Glenorchy, Hobart, Tasmania 1874. Died, Haywards Heath, Sussex 1928. Educated, St Edward's School, Oxford, then Keble College, Oxford. BA, 1895. Worked with W. M. F. Petrie at Dendera, Hû, and Abydos, between 1897-1901. Assisted G. A. Reisner on the California University excavations at Gîza, 1901-6. From 1906 onwards, he spent of the rest of his career working for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, culminating in the position of Associate Curator in 1922. He founded and directed the first Metropolitan Museum expedition to Egypt. Between 1922-4 he was engaged as an assistant to H. Carter during the early stages of excavating of the tomb of Tutankhamun. He was forced to resign this position due to poor health. He published several books and articles and collaborated with Carter on the first volume of the publication The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen (1923).
Storia archivistica
All of the material was formerly in the possession of Mace's daughter, Mrs Margaret Orr.
TAA iv.2
Mace's Tutankhamun journal, 1922-1923.
Deposited by Mrs Orr in the Griffith Institute, on a long-term loan. Loan extended by Mrs Orr's children, David Orr and Alison Crawford.
TAA Archive iv.1 and 3
Mace's account (manuscript and typescript) of the opening of Tutankhamun's burial chamber.
Originally loaned to the Griffith Institute by Mace's grandchildren, David Orr and Alison Crawford.
Modalità di acquisizione
TAA iv.1-3 were donated by David Orr and Alison Crawford, in May 2022.
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Primary material. Formerly on loan to the Griffith Institute.
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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Condizioni di riproduzione
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Archived scans in Griffith Institute.