Card/Transcription No.: 211-2

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attacking an ibex, with in the field (dark blue) desert flora. 
Scene on the back: A lion attacking a bull, a hound chasing a gazelle, a gazelle recumbent, a
desert hare, and desert flora in field (dark blue).
The jar rests upon two rectangular cross-bars of calcite, acting as a kind of pedestal, the four
ends of these bars terminate in heads of captives, carved out of black and red stone. The heads
back and front carved of black stone represent African negroes and have small ivory ear-rings;
the heads on the transverse bar carved of red stone represent northerners of Mediterranean
type, their beards detailed in black.
The knobs of the jar are of ivory stained red; the bands upon the drums of the columns are of
gold.
Upon one column an inscription reading: <>
Upon the other column: <>

REMARKS:
Around the jar were thin bands of linen. The jar contained a brown fatty substance (now
removed) which was still plastic. One earring upon Negro head missing. Cleaned with warm
water, benzine, and waxed.