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Carter No.: 256v

Handlist description: Gold circlet

Card/Transcription No.: 256v 


256, V. Gold Circlet


POSITION:
Thighs: above right knee.
Group: III (i.e. V. and W.).


DIMENSIONS:
Diam. (inside) 7.9 cents. W. 1.7 cents.


DESCRIPTION:
A simple gold circlet inlaid as follows: -


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turquoise
lapis lazuli
turquoise
glasses
carnelian (quartz with pigment underneath)
lapis lazuli glass
carnelian (quartz with pigment underneath)
turquoise glass
lapis lazuli glass
lapis lazuli glass


A <>-sign on the plain gold surface of interior.


REMARKS:
See pair under No. 256jj.(2.)
Card no. 256v relating to Carter no. 256v
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