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Wednesday, July 28, 1926 (continued)

(1) G 7000 X (continued)
No. 784: See page 675 and A4014.
Inlaid silver deben ring. About two-thirds remain, inlays almost all missing, diameter inside, 7.5, outside 9.9 cm, thickness 2.6+. This with dragonflies heads up. Inside was a mass of wood, plaster, leather (?), oxidized silver, etc. (a) end of wooden rod [ILLUSTRATION] length 4.2, diameter 2 cm, (b), (c) fragments of ring.
Removed ten stone inlays lying in disorder under place of western edge of No. 726, lying on sheet 777.

No. 785: See page 675 and A4014.
Inlaid silver deben ring. About one-half (or more) remains, no inlays, diameter inside 8, outside 10.3, thickness 2.6 cm. Lies with flies head down. Inside, more plaster, silver, silver oxide, and under south edge of 784, four inlays, and a fragment fitting east end of 781.

No. 777: See page 675 and A4014.
Gold sheet, fine rilled [ILLUSTRATION] L .42 cm
On top was a scrap of wood, wood fibers, silver oxide (powder) and a few stone inlays.

No. 727: See page 675 and A4014.
Silver deben ring, inlaid, flies with heads up. Aabout three-fourth of ring, D inside 6.55, D outside 8.9 cm, Th 2.1 around the southwest sector, inlays, fallen out.

*B6007: no. 783 as is, looking south
*A4015: under No. 777, looking east
*A4016: rings, looking east
*A4017: south side of group 700, looking east

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.18.p.427
Alternate IDs
Vol.18.p.427; HUMFA_Vol.18.p.427
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
07/28/1926
Title
Vol.18.p.427
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

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