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
13. _The frame of a wooden stool._ This was leaning against the
wall, and it rested upon the mutilated remains of a mummy (Pl. LVI.
13). With the débris of the mummy was (1) the greater portion of a
large necklace of blue faience beads: the remainder of this
necklace was found scattered upon the floor as far as the entrance
of the hall at the end of the central passage (Pl. LXXIII. 13); (2)
the mouth and nose of a mummy mask.
14. _A mortar-bed._ The mud mortar here (Pl. LVI. 14) appears to
have been mixed for the second closing of the doorway of the hall
(_C_); the first closing of this doorway was with a _Tafle_ mortar.
15. _Plain rectangular flat-topped coffin._ Like No. 75, the coffin
shows signs of rough handling, and had been broken to pieces.
Contents:--Mummy of a woman. By the left shoulder was a wooden
head-rest broken into two pieces and the central portion of its
stem missing (Pl. LXVIII. 15); on the third finger of the left hand
was a blue glazed steatite scarab tied with string (Pl. LXXII. 15);
and sprinkled in the linen wrappings were a few small beads of blue
faience.
_Hall (C)._
16. _An oval-shaped rush basket._ This basket is finely woven and
measures 50 cms. across its long axis. It shows traces of coloured
strands interwoven into the mesh at intervals to form triangular
markings, but the colour of these markings has deteriorated. The
lid has a flange round its lower edge to fit into a corresponding
rim or flange on the inner side of the mouth of the basket itself
(Pl. LXIV. 16).
Contents:--A pair of bronze forceps for extracting hair (Pl. LXV);
note the curved ends made expressly for that purpose.
A razor very finely wrought of copper, with two separate cutting
edges. One edge or blade is slightly concave for shaving the convex
surfaces of the head, face, and body; the other blade is of convex
shape for shaving the concave parts, such as the arm-pits (Pl.
LXV). The preservation is so good that the knife edges are still
keen, and the prints of the ancient finger-marks are still visible
upon its polished surfaces. It measures 18·5 cms. in length.
A hone of granular white stone for sharpening the razor (Pl. LXV).
A kohl-box made of cedar-wood (?). It is octagonal in shape, and
has an ivory lid and base. The lid turns on a stud-headed wooden
peg, and when closed it was held in place by an ivory bolt shot
into copper staples. On the side of the box, slung in two copper
staples, is the ebony kohl-stick. The total length is 7·9 cms. (Pl.
LXV).
The handle and clasp of a fan made of wood (Pl. LXV).
A pottery bowl (Pl. LXV).
An ebony kohl-stick.
A pair of leather sandals (these were adhering to the bottom of the
basket, and could not be removed).
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