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Carter No.: 196

Handlist description: Wooden emblem

Card/Transcription No.: 196-1


196 Wooden Emblem (see 198a)

<> 38.5 12 73 29.8 2 16 2.5 58 5.7

1.Position On W side of sepulchral chamber, between outer shrine and wall.

2. Dimensions Max. length 111 Thickness 2.2

3. Description Wood covered with gesso and gold. The long vertical lines incised in the gold are conventional representations of original wood joints? The three similar lines at the angle represent the cord bindings which fastened the angle piece. The angle piece is a conventional representation of a strengthening bar which held the joint in place.

There were four of these emblems, the others being 199, 200 & 201. On M.K. coffins similar

Card no. 196-1 relating to Carter no. 196
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