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Carter No.: 256mmm

Handlist description: Vulture collar

Card/Transcription No.: 256mmm-3


256, MMM. 

<> (Head, body, tail and both tibia one piece) borders of small blue glass beads.

Nat. size Details

obsidian Plain gold holes for fastening the 'districts' of the wings turquoise blue glass lapis blue glass jasper red glass lapis blue glass turquoise blue glass lapis blue glass jasper red glass

turquoise blue glass jasper red glass Repeated over body 5.7 16.15 Tibia plain chased gold repeated to feathers

<> 1st cloisonné of 'lesser wing coverts' red & blue glass alternate lapis blue jasper red turquoise blue jasper red lapis blue jasper red turquoise blue jasper red eyelets for bead border glass

<> 1st cloisonné of the 'wing coverts' T = turquoise blue glass L = lapis " " R = jasper red " eyelets for bead border

<> 1st cloisonné of the 'Secondaries' eyelet for bead border

tarsus and talons chased gold

turquoise blue glass red glass chased gold

separate cloisonné to body.

Card no. 256mmm-3 relating to Carter no. 256mmm
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