Five Years' Explorations at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter — John Shaqi
Five Years' Explorations at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard CarterCarnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of
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Five Years' Explorations at Thebes: A Record of Work Done 1907-1911 by The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of
_5th H._ Cast 2 = hole 3
“ 4 = “ 7
“ 5 = “ 12
“ 2 = “ 14
“ 6 = 20, forfeits 14 = “ 6
“ 4 = 10, forfeits 2 = “ 8
“ 6 = “ 14
“ 1 = 15, wins 2nd
throw = 6 = “ 21
“ 4 = 25, wins 2nd throw
= 5 = the goal = “ 30
_2 points to Hds._
JACKALS.
_5th J._ Cast 5 = hole 6
“ 5 = “ 11
“ 4 = 15, wins 2nd throw 1 = “ 16
“ 6 = “ 22
“ 1 = “ 23
“ 4 = “ 27
“ 6 Returns to = “ 27
“ 2 = “ 29
“ 4 Returns to = “ 27
Jks. lose their man, but have 3 men in the goal,
and thus win by 1 point.
_Necklace._ Of long drop-shaped beads made of gold and three kinds of
coloured stones--cornelian, lapis lazuli, and matrix of emerald. They
were strung in the ancient colour order, viz. red, blue, yellow, and
green--cornelian for the red, lapis lazuli for the blue, gold for the
yellow, and matrix of emerald for the green. Some of the beads had tiny
floral tops, which, when combined, formed a lotus column, or perhaps a
flower; but by no means did all of them have this additional piece, as
was proved by some of the beads still attached by their original
threads. Unfortunately this necklace, of exquisite quality, cannot be
restrung, as all the wax cores of the gold beads (the gold being only a
thin outer covering) has amalgamated, and the holes are completely
choked. At present, in their tender state of preservation, to re-bore
them would endanger their being split, as some already are.
_Amuletic necklace._ This second necklace is of quite a different type,
very small, and of all kinds of beads and amulets. The order[32] seems
to have been alternate groups of barrel garnet beads, divided by minute
gold beads, and between them amulets in gold, cornelian, glazed
steatite, and faience. There are also tiny cornelian and glaze beads
among them. The amulets that occur are the eye, hand, rope-knot,
crouching lions, crocodiles, flies, and other strange forms difficult to
recognize. The position of these amulets, strung on the necklace, can
only be a matter of conjecture.[33]
_Shell necklace._ Of this only a few pieces were found. They are small
shells and ornamental vase-shaped beads, of lapis lazuli, matrix of
emerald, and turquoise. Between each was a short cylindrical gold
bead.[34]
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