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Carter No.: 054k

Handlist description: Combined corslet, collar, and pectoral

Card/Transcription No.: 054k-10


54. Contents (cont.)

(k) Cont. Upper band. Squares consisting of gold frames with inlay of blue and green faience and agate. The square inlays were of dark blue faience and agate alternately, and between them there were squares of inlaid bands, order being gold, green, gold, agate, gold, green, gold. Two thread rings soldered on at top and bottom, between which ran strings of gold disc. beads. In addition, underneath, in centre, near either edge, an additional ring. These for attaching squares to the cloth backing (?). These squares were about 1.5 square, but irregular.

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