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Carter No.: 048k(1)

Handlist description: Compound bow covered with coloured barks

Card/Transcription No.: 048k1-3


48 (k 1) cont.

On each side a number of bands of tiny patterns - diamonds, lattice, <>, wave - in dark red, green, light brown, & gold leaf. E. Ground light brown. On it a papyrus plant at top & bottom, and a horse on either side, in green and dark red. F. Ground black. On it cartouches in light brown <> G. Like E. H. On outside a band with black ground, on which was an inscription in light brown. Hieros. heading outwards as usual. <> On other three sides the ground was light brown. Of this the centre part, 5 wide, was taken up with

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Card no. 048k1-3 relating to Carter no. 048k(1)
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