The Griffith Institute
Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation
The Howard Carter Archives
Photographs by Harry Burton
Introduction
Previous card Object page Main list Next card
Carter No.: 098

Handlist description: Staff with handle of granulated gold work

Card/Transcription No.: 098-5


98 (cont.)

the gold. If solder had been used, surely it would have left a mark, & the difficulties of using solder on this minute scale almost insuperable. Seems more likely that they were put on with a resinous glue.

Treatment. Washed wood with damp sponge: washed gold with damp brush

Card no. 098-5 relating to Carter no. 098
© Copyright Griffith Institute, 2000-2004
None of this material may be reproduced in any form without permission from
Griffith Institute, Oxford, OX1 2LG
Contact us
Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation
Concept & Direction: Jaromir Malek
Web Page & Database Designs: Jonathan Moffett
Scanning & transcript: Sue Hutchison, Elizabeth Miles, Diana Magee, Kent Rawlinson