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Diary Transcription:
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Friday, February 12, 1926 (continued)
(1) G 7000 X (continued)
but the threads seem to be melted by decay. Enough was got out whole to permit a microscopic examination to determine perhaps its materials.
No. 75: Another piece of the brown fabric was lifted on the rectangular bar No. 76.
No. 76: The gold leaf from a large rectangular bar from a chair (or similar) with level holes. Crushed and torn. Unable to examine more carefully owing to No. 75-lifted on No. 76. Also fragments of No. 76.
No. 77a: Part of 76 ? L 13, W max 8
No. 77b: Flat band 11.6 by W 4.9.
Here we stopped at noon and resumed at 2 p.m.
No. 77c: Gold leaf, fragment of sheet, in relief drawing of king with crown of Lower Egypt. H 7.1, W (across nose) 4.4 cm
No. 77d: Part of 79.
No. 77e, 77f: Small fragment (2.5 x 1.9) and tiny scraps.
No. 78: Ran under Nos. 76, 77. The joint of two round bars (cylinder) with a big dowel slot. That is, the gold leaf there of.
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Details
- ID
- HUMFA_Vol.17.p.197
- Alternate IDs
- Vol.17.p.197; HUMFA_Vol.17.p.197
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
- Entry Date
- 02/12/1926
- Title
- Vol.17.p.197
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
