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Carter No.: 108c

Handlist description: Necklace and gold snake-deity pendant

Card/Transcription No.: 108c-2


108 (c) Cont.

Strung on the pendant 6 strings of tiny beads - (1) Just below head-dress. Order - 2 gold, 2 green glass, 4 gold, 2 blue glass, 2 gold, 2 red glass, 2 gold, 2 green, 2 gold, 2 red, 2 gold, 2 green, 2 gold. (2) Round head. Order - Lengths of green glass, separated by a carnelian with two tiny gold on either side. (3) Round neck. Irregular order - 2 + car., 2 gold, blue glass, 2 gold, 6(?) car., 4 gold, 4 car., 9 brown. (4) Round neck. Order - carnelian, 2 gold, 8 blue glass, 2 gold, carnelian, 2 gold - repeat. (5) Round King's neck double string. Pairs alternating of red glass, gold, green glass, gold, blue glass. (6) Round King's legs. Same beads & similar arrangement.

Near top of plumes a hole pierced laterally, apparently right through. In this there was a gold pin.

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Card no. 108c-2 relating to Carter no. 108c
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