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Carter No.: 256u

Handlist description: Gold circlet

Card/Transcription No.: 256u 


256, U. A Gold Circlet


POSITION:
Abdomen; immediately below the umbilicus
Group: V


DIMENSIONS:
Diam. (inside), 8.3 cents; width 1.6 cents.


DESCRIPTION:
A simple gold circlet, inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli glass
and carnelian (quartz with red pigment underneath) as follows: -


<>
lapis
carnelian
lapis
carnelian
turquoise
carnelian
Repeat


a sign - on the inner surface.


REMARKS:
See 256jj for pair. (1)
Card no. 256u relating to Carter no. 256u
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