Card/Transcription No.: 256-4q-2

256, 4.Q. (continued) 2

REMARKS:
The forehead or front portion of the uraeus was covered with a thick mass of beeswax to hold it in
position within the wrappings
Above the tail portion was the Nekhbet-insignia (4.R.) see photo attached.

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carnelian and lapis lazuli glass alternate
lapis lazuli glass
1. inlaid with carnelian (quartz)
2. inlaid with fibrous calcite coloured underneath to imitate carnelian. The calcite was completely
disintegrated by fatty acids - evidently the calcite was a substitute for carnelian
turquoise glass (decayed).