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Tuesday, March 16, 1926.
Day of rest.

Dunham and I worked on G 7000 X.
Under yesterday I find that I omitted to record that I worked all day on reconstructing the right side of chair i (G 7000 X) and found it complete.
[ILLUSTRATION] Fragments Nos. 11 - 15, 18 - 62, 69, 76, 77, 78, 79.

(1) G 7000 X
Removed No. 249: A gold flower element [ILLUSTRATION] between inlay borders [ILLUSTRATION].
This border was found to run under the larger objects to south and to be part of a long row of such inlays and flower elements, which could not be touched until the larger pieces to south was moved.
[ILLUSTRATION]
No. 250: Included fragments of wood of the block painted bar-arm (244 - 245) [ILLUSTRATION] lying on the rest of that bar (252, etc).
No. 251: Was an inlay [ILLUSTRATION] blue which had worked down between No. 244 and the wood 250.
No. 252: Fits on No. 245.
No. 253: Is the long upright (?) of the carrying-chair.
[ILLUSTRATION]

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.17.p.247
Alternate IDs
Vol.17.p.247; HUMFA_Vol.17.p.247
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
03/16/1926
Title
Vol.17.p.247
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 1

Modern People 3