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Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation
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Carter No.: 083

Handlist description: Stool of ebony and ivory imitating skin

Card/Transcription No.: 083-3 


83 (cont)


5. Treatment
Dust blown off, & further cleaned with benzine. Gold bands cleaned with ammonia & then
washed with water.
Loose pieces of ivory & ebony stuck in with celluloid cement.
Gold bosses replaced using celluloid cement as adhesive.
Card no. 083-3 relating to Carter no. 083
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