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Carter No.: 054yy

Handlist description: Scarab of very heavy gold plate, with carnelian disk and blue glass attached to form cartouche

Card/Transcription No.: 054yy-2


54 Contents (cont.)

(yy) Cont. left hand corner. The three plural signs were soldered to bottom edge of scarab, and probably also to top of neb frame. They were solid bars.

Back of scarab below elytra markings decoration of incised vertical lines, above vertical lines of dots. Bottom of scarab below <>, above, <> Bottom of neb Divided into squares by incised vertical & horizontal lines, squares being filled alternately with vertical and horizontal hatching lines, very irregular as to number. <>

Treatment. Preliminary cleaning with water & soft brush.

Card no. 054yy-2 relating to Carter no. 054yy
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