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Carter No.: 456a

Handlist description: Some pieces of bead-work

Card/Transcription No.: 456a


456, A. BEAD-WORK. 1

Some pieces of bead-work - (?) from a robe, there being fragments of linen fabric adhering to them. The design of circular form might even be part of a bead-worked collarette. See parts of pendants etc. adhering to border. The band-like fragments (width 6.2 cents) possibly from borders of robe.

The colour of beads: white, yellow, red, green, light-blue and violet.

They may both belong to collarette sewn to a garment.

POSITION: - (456 a. and b.) lying on floor centre of chamber under a mass of miscellanea (see photo No. 1141).

Card no. 456a relating to Carter no. 456a
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