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Carter No.: 282a

Handlist description: Figure of Shu

Card/Transcription No.: 282a-3 


282, A


MATERIALS OF WHICH COMPOSED


Gesso-gilt on stand varnished black. 
BEARD: ebony
EYES: Crystalline limestone (eyeball) and obsidian (?) (pupil).
EYEBROWS: Glass.


TREATMENT: 
Cleaned with warm water and ammonia. 


A. L.
Card no. 282a-3 relating to Carter no. 282a
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