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Carter No.: 101w

Handlist description: Necklace with wooden pectoral and stone scarab

Card/Transcription No.: 101w-1


101 (w) Necklace with Wooden Pectoral and Stone Scarab. (See 12.Q.)

Drop & ball beads of dark blue, light blue, & red glass, and of wood covered with gold leaf. Pectoral of wood covered with gold leaf (see separate card for pattern). This apparently was makeweight at back, or possibly scarab came at back.

Scarab of green serpentine, 6.2 x 4.4 x max. 2.3 thick. Gold plate overlapping face .2, and going 1 down sides. At top, soldered to this a gold thread ring 1.2 wide, & .8 high, depth .6. Incised on face, & filled white, cartouche (Ra-kheperu-neb) surmounted by plumed disk, & flanked by a <> & a <> This necklace has been restrung bead by bead in exactly original order. Three half beads taken from floor rubbish. Treatment Washed with water.

Card no. 101w-1 relating to Carter no. 101w
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