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Carter No.: 317b

Handlist description: Nest of two coffins

Card/Transcription No.: 317b-03


317 b Coffins

Cleaning and treatment as for 317 a

Outer Coffin A little coarse quartz and a few small leaves, the shape of willow leaves, adhering to bottom outside

The chitinous remains of many small dead beetles inside, but not embedded in the varnish as in 317 a

Card no. 317b-03 relating to Carter no. 317b
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