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Carter No.: 266

Handlist description: Wooden canopy on sledge with statues of Isis, Nephthys, Neith and Selket

Card/Transcription No.: 266a-05


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Tenoned to the sledge of the canopy and facing the chest these statuettes were placed in the following order: The figure of Isis on the west side (front), that of Nephthys on the east side (back), Neith on the north side, and Selket on the south side.

These symbols are marked in black upon the sledge beside the mortise holes to receive them.

Card no. 266a-05 relating to Carter no. 266
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