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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the journals and diaries of Howard Carter and Arthur Mace on our website (www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discov.../jo...).

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

The first look into the sarcophagus and cleaning of the outer coffin had already happened during the 3rd season, in early February 1925. At this stage, details such as the floral wreath placed across the forehead of the coffin lid were captured through the photography of Harry Burton.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

Carter also recorded the linen sheets covering the coffin, which sadly were too fragile to survive but details were captured in his ‘object cards’, written for each item uncovered in the tomb.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

On 13th October 1925, with an early start of 7am, Carter describes in his journal the inspection of the coffin and various technical considerations needed, considering the coffin size and the narrow dimensions of the Burial Chamber.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

On this day 100 years ago, the team excavating the tomb of Tutankhamun removed the lid of the king’s outermost coffin.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thinking of warmer climates with these shots of the Memphite statue of Ramesses II across various different collections! (Hoskins MSS 1.110, Horeau 4.2 and Béchard photograph 134).
صور من الأرشيف لتمثال رمسيس الثاني في ممفيس (ميت رهينه). Hoskins MSS 1.110, Horeau MSS 4.2 و Béchard photograph 134

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 21

جوارب أطفال من العصر المتأخر في مصر. حفائر جمعية استكشاف مصر بالشيخ عبادة (انطينوبوليس) علم ١٩١٣-١٩١٤.
من مجموعة John de Monins Johnson
Tiny late antique children’s socks discovered during the Egypt Exploration Fund’s 1913-14 excavations at Antinoupolis. From the John de Monins Johnson Collection

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 6

نتأمل جمال لوحة Wild I.C.12، هذه اللوحة الجميلة التي رسمها جيمس ويلد للسقف والأفريز داخل مقبرة كا و زوجته مريت TT 8.
We’ve just been admiring Wild MSS i.C.12, James Wild’s gorgeous painting of the ceiling and frieze of the tomb of the foreman Kha & his wife Merit (TT8, Deir el-Medina).

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 29

Another great image from the archive -
المدخل إلى بهو الأعمدة في معبد دير الحجر، واحة الداخلة، حوالي عام ١٨٧٣

The entrance to the hypostyle of the Temple of Deir el Hagar, Dakhla Oasis. c1873. Remelé MSS Da 01.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 22

Recently we've been admiring early images of Egypt from the Simpson collection, including this beautiful fountain of the mosque of Mohammad Ali in Cairo. Photo taken in 1888 (Griffith Institute, Simpson Photograph Collection).
نافورة جامع محمد من مجموعة الفوتوغرافية علي - القاهرة في عام ١٨٨٨.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 21

For advice on free viewing parallel-view stereoscopic images on a digital screen, there's a tutorial here:
stereoscopy.blog/2019/08/04/h...

How to View Stereoscopic 3-D Images: Free-Viewing and Using Stereoscopes

There are different ways to view images in a stereopair and they all rely on each image being viewed separately by the corresponding eye so your brain can fuse the two 2-D images into one 3-D image…

stereoscopy.blog

Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 21

With Michael Gabriel's permission, our Digital Imaging Officer Jenni scanned his original colour negative and produced this parallel stereo pair from two of the four Nimslo frames.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 21

The Nimslo is a 'stereo 3D quadrascopic' camera that produced pictures which could be seen in 3D without a stereoscope. It used 35mm film and shot four images simultaneously which were then overlaid using lenticular printing.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 21

This year we offer this quintessential Oxford moment: author Colin Dexter during the shooting of the 1993 Inspector Morse episode "Twilight of the Gods", beautifully captured in 3D by Michael Gabriel using his Nimslo camera. (In the foreground is an unknown supporting artiste in costume.)

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 21

To mark the day in 1838 that Charles Wheatstone presented his stereoscope to the Royal Society, the Griffith Institute joins the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy in celebrating the fourth International Stereoscopy Day.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 18

We are lucky to have Sara Aly joining us & working hard researching the Clère collection (archive.griffith.ox.ac.uk/index.php/cl...). Success stories from her work include locating statues & other unidentified objects discussed in Clère's notes which are now part of international museum collections!

Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · May 30

Together with Agile Collective (agile.coop), we will completely revamp the Tutankhamun online resources, making these materials more easily accessible than ever before. More exciting updates to come soon!

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · May 30

We are delighted to share the exciting news that Lara Bampfield has joined our team as the Research Assistant for our new Tutankhamun project which aims to produce the first spatial archive in Egyptology!

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · May 9

Happy 151st Birthday to Howard Carter, born on this day in 1874! To mark the occasion this year, we are sharing Carter's watercolour of a 'Theban landscape with figures and tent', which is said to have hung above his desk in his house, 'Carter Castle II', at Thebes.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 25

Some recent excitement in the archive - Nick from the Bodleian joined us to take new images of some of our fantastic Carter drawings and watercolours!
Thank you to Nick for his work, and we can't wait to see the results!

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Feb 19

Part-time vacancy at the Griffith Institute working on the Tutankhamun archive! The part-time post will assist in the creation of the Tutankhamun Spatial Archive. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 11 March 2025.
You can find more details about the post here: shorturl.at/NhRLH

Job Details

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 30

The 3rd lecture focuses on colours, and was presented on the 17th October 1934 at the V&A Museum, London.
Stay tuned for more!

Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 30

This new accession contributes to our understanding of the public perception and narratives surrounding the discovery and excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, as was shaped by the excavator himself through his public lectures.

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 30

Two of these lectures describe the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, re-creating the key moments. The notes correlate with his lantern slides in our archive, and we already have very exciting plans for these!

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Griffith Institute @griffithinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Nations' Libraries (www.fnl.org.uk), we are so pleased to share that we have acquired 3 original lecture notes of Howard Carter! Our first step is to digitise and make these notes available online.

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