Vol.18.p.444

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Sunday, August 8, 1926 (continued)

(1) G 7000 X (continued)
Removed mass of fragments of plaster and wood from over lower edge of 881, exposing inlays.
Cleaned fragments off area 879.

*A4051: nos. 878 and 879 as are, looking east.
*A4052: group 700, looking east

Monday, August 9, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
Wheeler drew No. 737, page 764, as is (potsherd) A4050, scale 1:5.
Wheeler drew No. 878, page 765, as is (inlays) A4051, scale 1:1.
Wheeler drew No. 879, page 766, as is (inlays) A4051, scale 1:1.

No. 888: See page 764 and A4050.
Potsherds in No. 737 embedded in second or lower layer of gray muck (decayed cloth).
(1)-(3) fragments of big basis (see 675)
(4), (6), (8) complete red brown ware bowl [ILLUSTRATION] D 16, H 3.5
(7) small red ware saucer [ILLUSTRATION] D 8.8, H 1.8
(5) fragment of similar saucer
*(9) fragment of alabaster from southwest corner of lid of sarcophagus, appeared to be under north-south brown wood.
[ILLUSTRATION]
Was broken off before deposition of furniture in chamber. Have always assumed that this was done in offering coffin at Dahshur (?) but might have been knocked off in lowering coffin lid down pit. Appears now that piece was broken off at Dahshur (?) and brought along with rubbish to be dumped in southwest corner of chamber.

No. 889: See page 765 and A4051.
East-west brown wood under 878.
a, b, c; c is under 878(45) and is only wood powder.
These pieces of wood are probably from gold discs.
Brushed up underlying wood powder.

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