Identifier
http://viaf.org/viaf/39002922
Biographical Text
Assisted Reisner on the Hearst Expedition at Naga' ed-Der (1899-1904) before joining the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1906 where he remained as curator through 1929. He excavated at Lisht (1907), the Kharga Oasis (1908) and Luxor/Thebes (1910).
Birth Date
1868
Birthplace
America
Death Date
1934
Occupation
Egyptologist and archaeologist,Curator of Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1906-29, Curator Emeritus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1929-33
Bibliography
The Tomb of Perneb, 1916
"Who Was Who in Egyptology," Warren R. Dawson and Eric P. Uphill, 1972, London: Egypt Exploration Society, accessed May 29th 2015
"Lythgoe, Albert M.," Dictionary of Art Historians, accessed May 29th 2015, http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/lythgoea.htm
"Lythgoe, Albert M. (Albert Morton) 1868-1934," WorldCat Identities, accessed May 29th 2015,
http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99-191
http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99-191
"Lisht, Kharga Oasis, Thebes (The Egyptian Expedition)," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accessed May 29th 2015, http://www.metmuseum.org/met-around-the-world/?page=10146&
The Predynastic Cemetery, N7000: Naga-ed-Dêr, part IV
The Argive Heraeum, 1902
The early dynastic cemeteries of Naga-ed-Dêr, 1908
Statues of the goddess Sakhmet, 1930
The Treasure of Lahun, 1919
Mr. Morgan's visits to Egypt, 1909-13: extracts from the diary of Lucy T. Lythgoe, 1924
The Egyptian expedition 1923-1924, 1924
TEI tag
Lythgoe_Albert
Abbreviated Biography
Lythgoe worked with Reisner and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was a curator from 1906-1929. He persuaded Emma Andrews to allow four copies of her diary to be typewritten.
Citation
Citation
“Lythgoe, Albert Morton,” The Emma B. Andrews Diary Project, accessed November 17, 2024, http://emmabandrews.org/project/items/show/9.
Relationships
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| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: February 17th 1907 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: February 18th 1907 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: February 6th 1912 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: January 22nd 1907 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: January 26th 1908 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: January 27th 1908 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: January 31st 1908 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: January 3rd 1903 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: March 14th 1904 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: March 15th 1904 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: March 29th 1904 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: March 7th 1903 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 1 1889-1890 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 10 1902-1903 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 11 1903-1904 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 14 1906-1907 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 15 1907-1908 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 18 1911-1912 |
| This Item | is mentioned in | Item: Volume 19 1912-1913 |