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Carter No.: 255a

Handlist description: Pectoral garland

Card/Transcription No.: 255a-1


255A. Pectoral Garland. 1

Pectoral garland composed of leaves, flowers, berries & fruits of various plants, & blue faience beads arranged in nine rows upon a sheet of papyrus (pith).

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Rows 1,2,&3. Blue faience disk beads & berries of the night-shade arranged in groups of 20 to 24 beads & 4 berries strung alternately on a strip of a rib of a palm leaf. Row 4 Leaves of willow?, ... arranged alternately & petals of the blue lotus bound on to a strip of papyrus pith by narrow strips of papyrus pith. Row 5 Berries night-shade strung on to a strip of a rib of a palm leaf. Row 6 Leaves of ... fruits of ... cut in half, flowers of ..., & cornflowers bound onto a strip of papyrus pith by narrow strips of papyrus pith. Row 7 Blue faience beads & berries of the night-shade arranged as in rows 1-3 & strung on a strip of a rib of a palm leaf. Row 8 Leaves of willow? and ... arranged alternately & bound on to a strip of papyrus pith by narrow strips of papyrus pith Row 9 Leaves of ... & flowers of the cornflower bound on to a strip of papyrus pith by narrow strips of papyrus pith.

Card no. 255a-1 relating to Carter no. 255a
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