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Friday, July 23, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
Continued on No. 737. See A3990 and B6003.
[ILLUSTRATION]
The south and west sides sunk down as broken fragments of wood against walls. The east sides fell out on floor, the north sides fell against or on pile of pottery. The box (or boxes) appear to have been about 65 x 65 cm square and 50 (or 25) cm high. The high ridge of pottery and the depression in the southwest corner are thus explained.
[ILLUSTRATION] original position.
[Note - on the back of page 416 is another drawing of this scene, dated "Dec. 27 G.A.R.".]
This theory of two boxes remains to be tested.

*A3997: no. 737, looking south.
Treated No. 737, exposed wood with celluloid solution (two percent)
Treated wood on 730, on 738 and part of that on 736 (see page 648) with celluloid solution.

No. 739: See page 499.
Plain gold band [ILLUSTRATION]

No. 740: Gold sheet, roughly rilled (type of 562 and 578).
[ILLUSTRATION]

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.18.p.417
Alternate IDs
Vol.18.p.417; HUMFA_Vol.18.p.417
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
07/23/1926
Title
Vol.18.p.417
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

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