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Wednesday, November 17, 1926 (continued)

(1) G 7000 X (continued)

No. 1450: part of gold roof pole with copper tenon in south end (detached) and copper hook. L gold sheet 114.8, W 11.2 (=D 3.7), tenon L 4.9, base 3.7. See pages 1522-3, A4446.

No. 1451: See pages 1522-3, A4446.
Part of gold roof pole with copper tenon on north end and hook.
[ILLUSTRATION]
In three pieces a, b, c with knife-edge overlap.

No. 1452: See pages 1522-3, A4446.
Fragments gold case from 1410. North end broken, many fragments wood, L 40.3.

Wheeler drew beams behind coffin scale 1:5 pages 1527-8.

No. 1453: See pages 1527-8.
Gold sheet from beam 1407. [ILLUSTRATION]
Two holes for large cylinder sockets. On each side (b, c, d) six rills (seven lines)
b-W 6.75, c-W 7.05, d-W 6.4

No. 1454: See pages 1527-8 and A4446.
Beam, gold case, north half of 1405 (q.v.). Total length (1405) 146.6 + (1454) 162 = 309.6. Total number corner sockets: five
(1) swept up broken fragments of wood lying under 1454 and on 1455.
(2) with them 32 fragments and scraps of gold.
This exposed No. 1455: beam, stiff gold case 17.6 cm wide. On the down side, is visible the end of a cartouche [GLYPHS] in relief.

*A4447: pottery and gold at southeast corner of coffin, looking northeast
*A4448: No. 1455, looking south

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.20.p.617
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.20.p.617; Vol.20.p.617
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
11/17/1926
Title
Vol.20.p.617
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

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