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Tuesday, July 20, 1926
Day of rest.

I shifted the accumulated sample of wood into the new pasteboard boxes (33 for LE 1.8 mms)

Wednesday, July 21, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
Wheeler fixed point Q on floor
100 cm to south from T.
129 cm to southwest from R.
Wheeler drew plan 1:1 scale of No. 721 wood in southwest corner of room, see page 638 (notes)

Began taking up No. 721: Wood in southwest quarter of room, see page 638 and A3982, A3983. This is a tight boarding which has shrunk leaving spaces between the boards and cracks in the boards
[ILLUSTRATION]
side bar disturbed by sinkage
Removed a, b, c, d as in plan and photo. Boards ca. 2 cm thick.

Wheeler in the meantime, drew plan 1:1 scale of 707 and 709 as is, see page 640.

No. 722(= 707 sub): See page 640 and A3985.
(1)-(19)
(1)-(9) are inlays from deben rings and (19) was fragment of oxide silver from deben ring. The rest were inlays from row 3.

No. 709: continued. See page 640 and A3985.
(87)-(92) inlays.

No. 723: See page 619 and A3985.
Under edge of deben ring 725, two inlays, dust and plaster.

Cleaned off dust from pile of sheets, 702 - 710 etc.
*A3987: pile of sheets 702 - 710 etc, looking east

No. 721: See A3982 and page 638.
Removed wood g, h, i, j, and k. Under the wood is a mass of gray mud, remarkably light

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.18.p.413
Alternate IDs
Vol.18.p.413; HUMFA_Vol.18.p.413
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
07/20/1926; 07/21/1926
Title
Vol.18.p.413
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 1

Modern People 3

Published Documents 2