Card/Transcription No.: 256-3

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black pitch-like material already mentioned and are so strongly
adherent that they cannot easily be removed.
The mummy occupies the entire interior of the coffin: it measures
from the crown of  the head of the mask to the feet 183 cms. As
the mask cannot be removed at present the length of the mummy
itself cannot be taken (see note at end)
After the requisite photographic records had been made all
removable portions of the mask, the hands with insignia, the
winged goddess and the trapping as far as possible were removed
to avoid all danger of damage, the mummy being thus bared with
the exception of the mask.
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As far as it is possible to see at present the outer wrappings of
the mummy consist of a single large sheet held in position by
three longitudinal and four transverse linen bandages,
corresponding and situated underneath, the inlaid gold trappings
already described (see photographs). These bandages have
evidently been fastened by means of an adhesive to the linen
sheet
(see Herodotus ii, 86)