41 (cont)
(a) cont.
Below cross-bar two human arms. These one piece of metal with the ankh. The
arms start behind the cross-bar with shoulders 2.8 wide, projecting back
from cross bar .8.
At forearm .9 wide, .7 thick.
Both arms bent at elbow, right arm slightly, to support torch cup at 5 from
base, left considerably to meet torch cup at 7 from base. Hands flexed
round cup.
Torch-cup of bronze covered with gold leaf.
Socket starts 8 from back.
Conical cup of thin sheet metal 10.1 high: 4.2 in diam, at top, 2.2 at
bottom.
Torch consisted of a length of linen twisted up, and bound in a spiral by a
strip of linen, 6 wide. Space betwen turns about 3. Bottom bound by wider
linen, coming 1.8 above cup. Slight trace of oil or grease in cup.