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Friday, August 6, 1926 (continued)

(1) G 7000 X (continued)
No. 868: See page 738 and A4043.
Rilled gold sheet, crumpled, runs under bottom sheet of deben box, gesso on back.
[ILLUSTRATION] L 23, W 11.1
On it, fragment silver, and stone inlay, some beads and scraps of black gold.

No. 869: See page 738 and A4043
Gold sheet, rilled [ILLUSTRATION] L 7.2, W 5.9

No. 854: continued.
After removal of 866 - 869 found a few more inlays belonging to group 854.
(77)-(85) see sketch No. 6 on page 746.

No. 870: See A4043.
Mass of wood, plaster and few scraps of black gold.

*A4044: group 700 as is, looking east
*A4045: south end leg, etc, looking east
*A4046: area between leg and capital, looking east

Saturday, August 7, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
Wheeler drew group 700, scale 1:5, see notes page 747.
Swept up wood powder under 853 etc. exposing immediately 874, 875, etc. (gold)
Wheeler drew inlays groups 873(1 - 15), 842 (171 - 199) etc., scale 1:1, page 748.

No. 871: Wooden core of No. 857, rilled rod.

Swept wood powder south of area 853 under 871

No. 872: Sweepings 871 sub, etc.

*A4047: area nos. 873 and 842, between leg (776) and palm capital, looking east.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.18.p.441
Alternate IDs
Vol.18.p.441; HUMFA_Vol.18.p.441
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
08/06/1926; 08/07/1926
Title
Vol.18.p.441
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

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