The Griffith Institute
Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation
The Howard Carter Archives
Photographs by Harry Burton
Introduction
List of Objects
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Carter No. Description in Murray-Nuttall Handlist No. of
Cards/Photos
001 Various small items, not in Handlist 1/0
001a Green glazed steatite scarab 1/0
001b Fragment of ivory, coloured green 1/0
001c Clay seals, mostly of the Royal Necropolis type 1/0
001d Fragments of resin 1/0
001e Fragments of glass 1/0
001f Fragments of potsherds bearing hieratic legends 1/0
001g Fragments of alabaster and stone vases 1/0
001h Fragments of painted and red pottery 1/0
001i A few bones of an animal 1/0
001j Numerous pieces of wood, rushes &c. 1/0
001k Wooden box of Smenkhkare 4/4
001l Wooden box of Tutankhamun 2/0
001m Fragments of linen, (?) ties from boxes 1/0
002 Fragments of large jars and pots 1/0
003 Mud jar seals 2/0
004 First doorway - blocking, sealing, and impressions of seals 3/5
005a Fragments and lids of stone vessels 1/0
005b Red pottery cups of the nature of foundation deposit objects 1/0
005c Fragments of plaster jar seals 2/0
005d Fragments of mud (?) boxes (?) from foundation deposit 1/0
005e Splinters of wood covered with gilt gesso 1/0
005f Splinters of wood 1/0
005g Fragments of faience 1/0
005h Pieces of felspar 1/0
006 Skins 1/0
007 Alabaster vases 2/0
008 Head of the King 1/7
009 Painted red pottery vase 1/1
010 Clay seals 2/1
011 Fragment of pottery jar 2/0
012a Faience pendants, some inlaid 1/0
012b Portions of gold foil work 1/0
012c Inlaid gold plaques from jewellery 1/0
012d Faience rings (whole and broken) 1/0
012e Fragments of faience, including faience draughtsman 1/0
012f Faience floral pendants of El Amarna type 1/0
012g Bronze razors 1/0
012h Fragments of resin (one showing inlay) 1/0
012i Clay seal 1/0
012j Fragments of ivory and ebony inlay 1/0
012k Shells from (?) necklace 1/0
012l Dried fruits 1/0
012m Pieces of worked semi-precious stones 1/0
012n Fragments of metal work, bronze covered with gold; yoke and basket for shawabti; bronze arrowhead; gold and bronze staple 1/0
012o Wooden labels 1/0
012p Fragments of mineral (? felspar) 1/0
012q Fragments of glass 1/0
012r Dom nuts 1/0
012s Pottery cup, of deposit type 1/0
012t Fragments of lids (stone vases) 1/0
013 Second doorway - blocking, sealing, and seal impressions 2/0
014 Alabaster (calcite) cup or chalice 4/2
014a Small wooden box, with ivory, ebony, and red wood veneer 2/2
014b Small box in cartouche shape 2/2
015 Group of pottery and fragments of reeds, &c. 1/2
015a Red pottery cup 1/3
016 Alabaster vase 1/7
017 Bundle of leaves on wooden frame 1/4
018 Funerary bouquet 1/4
019a Small bouquet 1/3
019b(1) Reed circle 1/3
019b(2) Lid of rectangular rush basket 1/3
019b(3) Length of reed 1/3
019b(4) Several pieces of papyrus matting 1/3
020 Alabaster jar 1/5
021 Painted wooden box 12/31
021a Rush and papyrus sandal 1/1
021b Rush and papyrus sandal 1/1
021c Gilt head-rest 1/0
021d Ceremonial robe 7/1
021e Cloth 1/0
021f Decorated sandal (pair to 021g) 4/2
021g Decorated sandal (pair to 021f) 2/1
021h Sandal of leather (pair to 021i) 1/0
021i Sandal of leather (pair to 021h) 1/2
021j Beadwork sandal 1/0
021k Decorated shoe (pair to 021l) 3/2
021l Decorated shoe (pair to 021k) 3/2
021m Remains of tapestry woven garment 1/0
021n Wooden label 2/1
021o Collar band from shirt 1/2
021p Garment or shawl decorated with daisies in gold and faience 2/1
021q Similar garment or shawl 1/1
021r Similar garment or shawl 2/1
021s Cap or bag of beadwork 1/0
021t Leopard-skin cloak 1/3
021u Collar of faience beads and pendants 1/1
021v Parts of garment of tapestry woven cloth 1/0
021w Bead object, possibly cap or bag 1/0
021x Two pieces of tapestry woven garment 1/1
021y Two-string collar 1/1
021z Child's glove of fine linen 1/2
021aa Collar of shirt 1/1
021bb Pieces of similar garment 1/0
021cc Tapestry woven garment 1/1
021dd Necklace of resin beads 1/1
021ee Pieces of two or more tasselled belts 1/1
021ff Two ends of tasselled belt 1/1
021gg Tapestry woven belt or scarf 1/2
021hh Several small bundles of cloth 1/1
021ii Large linen tassel 1/1
021jj Gold sequins 1/0
021kk Belt (?) 2/0
021ll Tasselled belt of plain cloth 1/0
021mm Shawl (?) 1/0
021nn Loin-cloth 1/0
021oo Roll of very fine linen 1/0
021pp Roll of fine linen 1/1
021qq Ten rolls of bandage of fine linen 1/0
021rr Pad of finest linen 1/0
021ss Pad of finest cloth 1/0
021tt Large pad of fine cloth 1/0
021uu Five pads of cloth 1/0
021vv Archer's gauntlet 1/0
021ww Board of wood covered with gesso and painted blue 1/1
021xx Board of wood covered with gesso and painted blue 1/0
021yy Gold pendant 1/0
022 Large statue in black and gold 5/17
022a Linen covering 1/0
023 Painted pottery jar 2/2
024 Painted pottery jar 1/4
025 Vase of green, or possibly blue, faience 1/6
025a Glass ring 1/3
025b Strip of linen 1/0
026 Lid of reed basket 119 1/6
027 Upper part of alabaster (calcite) vase 1/6
028 Doorway of sepulchral hall - plaster on surface 3/27
029 Large statue in black and gold 4/21
030 Decorated wooden footstool 3/5
031 Green or blue faience vase 1/3
031a Green or blue faience vase 1/2
032 Chest of ivory, ebony, and red wood 8/15
032a Two vases of alabaster (calcite) 2/1
032b Four vases of alabaster (calcite) 1/1
032c Small cup of hard crystalline limestone 1/1
032d Small vase of alabaster (calcite) 1/1
032e Small vase of alabaster (calcite) 1/1
032f Small vase of hard crystalline limestone 1/2
032g Small vase of hard crystalline limestone 1/1
032h Vase of dark mottled serpentine 1/2
032i Kohl pot of dark serpentine 1/2
032j Small vase of translucent white glass 1/2
032k Small vase of indigo-blue glass 1/2
032l Small vase of indigo-blue glass 1/2
032m Pottery bowl 1/1
032n Six small pottery saucers 1/1
032o Four paint slabs of hard crystalline limestone 1/1
032p Two knives of slate-coloured hard cherty limestone 1/1
032q Five knives of hard crystalline limestone 1/1
032r Rush basket lid 1/0
032s Lumps of resin 1/0
032t Four incense balls 1/3
032u A quantity of small dried fruits 1/0
032v Gold cap or boss 1/0
032w Broken ostrich feathers 1/0
032x Small bunch of (?) garlic (? or bulbs) 2/1
033 Wooden stand (?) 1/7
034 Hassock, bran and beadwork 2/2
035 Lion couch 4/17
036a Several lengths of papyrus rush 1/1
036b Jar stopper of alabaster (calcite) 2/1
036c Similar stopper, but smaller 1/1
036d Crook end of small cane 1/1
036e Clay sealing 1/1
037 Black shrine-shaped box on sled 3/6
037a Nome sign of Aphroditopolis 1/4
038 Black shrine-shaped box on sled 1/12
038a Clay seal 1/1
038b Standard of the Xth Nome of Upper Egypt (Aphroditopolis) 1/3
038c Piece of linen used for covering the standard 2/1
039 Solid ebony chair (for a child) 3/15
040 Painted alabaster (calcite) box 5/8
040a Ivory pomegranate 1/2
040b Gold caps and beads, &c. 1/1
040c Two clay (?) sealings 1/1
041a Bronze and wood candlestick 3/12
041b Bronze and wood candlestick 2/11
041c Bronze and wood candlestick 2/11
041d Bronze and wood candlestick 2/11
042 Reed basket 2/4
043 Ornamental box of ivory, ebony, and red wood 4/4
043a Loose piece of cloth 1/0
043b Bundle of nine rolls 1/2
043c Bundle of seven flat rolls 1/0
043d Round roll of cloth 1/1
043e Linen gauntlet 1/0
043f Linen loin-cloth 1/1
043g Two flat rolls of cloth 1/0
043h Flat roll of cloth 1/0
043i Linen glove 1/1
043j Linen glove 1/1
043k Ring-pad (?) 1/1
043l Bundle of linen strips 1/0
043m Five flat rolls of cloth 1/1
043n Flat roll of cloth 1/1
043o Triangular linen loin-cloth 1/0
043p Faience ring 1/0
043q(1) Two thin cylindrical faience beads 1/0
043q(2) Part of large cylindrical bead in dark resin (?) 1/0
043q(3) Fragment of large cylindrical bead (?) in white glass 1/0
043q(4) Small irregular-shaped fragment of thick gold sheeting 1/0
043q(5) Small seed (not corn) 1/0
043q(6) Scraps of red resin 1/0
043q(7) Scrap of limestone from floor 1/0
043r Small linen bag (?) 1/1
044 Ornamental gilt and inlaid casket 6/20
044a Four pieces of open-work plate gold, with designs in granules 7/1
044b Linen scarf or sash 3/4
044c Gold ring 2/3
044d Ring of gold and blue glass 3/3
044e Gold ring 2/3
044f Gold ring 2/3
044g Gold ring with ornamental bezel 2/3
044h Gold ring with ornamental bezel 2/3
044i Elaborate ornamental ring of gold and glass 3/3
044j Gold bezel from a ring 2/3
044k Amethyst scarab 2/3
044l Limestone scarab 2/3
044m Oddments of cloth 1/0
044n Faience collar 5/1
044o Scarab of gold and blue glass 3/3
044p Model adze 2/1
044q Leopard-skin robe 4/2
044r Decorated garment 3/2
044s Wooden bowl 2/1
044t Ornamental garment 3/0
044u Hekat sceptre 2/1
044v Wooden model adze 2/1
044w Decorated robe 7/1
044x Pad of cloth 1/0
044y Reed kohl tube 2/1
044z Alabaster situla 2/1
044aa Mass of decayed cloth 1/0
044bb Faience necklace 2/1
044cc Faience necklace 2/1
044dd Faience necklace 2/1
044ee Armlet of blue faience and gold 1/1
044ff Linen glove 3/1
044gg Stone scarab (turquoise) 2/3
044hh Lapis lazuli sphinx 1/0
044ii Gold ornament from robe (?) 1/1
044jj Two odd pieces of cloth 1/0
045 Alabaster (calcite) ewer on stand 3/9
046 Bundles of cloth, &c. 2/0
046a Three reed arrows 2/7
046b Faience collar 1/8
046c Faience collar 2/8
046d Nine triangular loin-cloths 1/8
046e Twelve triangular loin-cloths 1/8
046f Fifteen triangular loin-cloths 1/7
046g Seven triangular loin-cloths 1/7
046h Linen kilt (?) 1/7
046i Four apron-shaped loin-cloths 1/9
046j Six apron-shaped loin-cloths 1/8
046k Six apron-shaped loin-cloths 1/8
046l Triangular loin-cloth 1/8
046m Flat pad of bandage 1/7
046n Roll bandage 1/7
046o Driving gauntlet (?) 2/9
046p Driving gauntlet 1/8
046q Linen archer's pad 1/7
046r Conical object of ebony and ivory 1/8
046s Lapis lazuli plaque 1/7
046t Oddments of stone, glass and wood 1/7
046u Small wooden box 2/7
046v Piece of a painted box lid (?) 1/7
046w Two ivory knuckle-bones 1/7
046x Five faience draughtsmen 1/8
046y Red glass tyet amulet 1/8
046z Broken djad amulet in blue glass 1/7
046aa Ebony mallet 1/8
046bb Linen quiver 1/8
046cc Tapestry woven glove 1/8
046dd Linen gauntlet 1/7
046ee Linen gauntlet 1/7
046ff Remains of leopard-skin robe 1/7
046gg Linen garment decorated with gold sequins 1/8
046hh Linen gauntlet 1/7
046ii Two cloth braces or ties 1/7
046jj Kohl tube of wood, glass and ivory 1/8
046kk Bead-work object 1/8
046ll Two pieces of chariot decoration (?) 1/7
046mm Roll and folded bandages 1/8
046nn Linen gauntlet 1/7
046oo Papyrus ring-pad 1/7
046pp Papyrus ring-pad 1/7
046qq Faience collar 2/8
046rr Faience collar 2/7
046ss Triangular loin-cloth 1/7
046tt Folded and tied pad of cloth 1/8
046uu Three triangular loin-cloths 1/7
046vv Two rounded loin-cloths 1/7
047 Ebony bedstead 4/12
048 Group of staves and bows 2/1
048a Stick with crook composed of bound African prisoner 3/7
048b Stick with crook composed of bound African prisoner 3/9
048c Stick with crook composed of bound African prisoner 3/8
048d Stick with crook composed of bound Asiatic and African prisoners back to back 3/9
048e Straight stick with gilt top 2/7
048f Double compound bow, decorated with bark 3/10
048g Pair of compound bows bound up together 6/7
048h Compound bow, covered with decoration of gold and inlay 8/12
048i Two compound bows tied up in cloth 2/9
048i(1) Double compound bow 7/10
048i(2) Compound bow with bark decoration 4/7
048j Two compound bows tied up in cloth 2/7
048j(1) Compound bow decorated with coloured barks 4/7
048j(2) Compound bow decorated with coloured barks 4/7
048k Two compound bows tied up in cloth 2/10
048k(1) Compound bow covered with coloured barks 7/10
048k(2) Compound bow with bark decoration 4/7
048l Simple bow 2/7
048m Wooden staff with ivory top 2/7
048n Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/7
048o Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/7
048p Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/9
048q Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/7
048r Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 2/7
048s Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/7
048t Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 2/7
048u Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/7
048v Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 2/7
048w Straight stick decorated with coloured barks 3/9
048x Tapestry woven quiver full of arrows 6/9
048y Reed arrow 2/7
049 Arrow 1/6
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