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Carter No.: 021

Handlist description: Painted wooden box

Card/Transcription No.: 021-5a


No. 21 Colour details:

Back-ground white.

Lion hunt: Hounds pinky white flesh colour, outlines red details black.

Lions dun colour, outlines red, details black. The lionesses are represented paler than the lions.

Horses of chariot: off horse chestnut, near horse chestnut with dark points. Outlines red.

The horses of the courtiers are all light dark chestnut.

Dimensions of panels

Panel Asiatic battle:

H. courtier end 15.3 cms. (inner edge of picture).

enemy end 15.3 cms. " " "

Panel African battle:

H. courtier end 14.7 cms. " " "

enemy end 14.7 cms. " " "

Panel Lion Hunt:

H. courtier end 15.0 cms. " " "

lion end 16.1 cms. " " "

Panel, Antelope, etc.

H. courtier end 13.4 cms. " " "

antelope end 13.3 cms. " " "

Colour Details of Animals:

1. Three Gazelle (top line) pinky yellow, outlines red, details black.

2. (?) Hartebeests, brownish red, outlines red, details black.

3. Asses. Warm drab, outlines & details black.

4. Hyaena. Warm drab, reddish underneath, outlines and details black.

5. Ostriches, warm drab, underneath parts pinky white, outlines red,

details black.

6. hounds pinky white flesh colour.

Horses chestnut, red outlines, black details.

Second pair of horses of Courtiers (top register) pinky white, the rest chestnut.

Card no. 021-5a relating to Carter no. 021
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