TAA i.3.8.62.recto

Notebook
TAA i.3.8 (chariots)
Page number
62
Caption
Note for scientific publication on chariots
Creator
Howard Carter
Date of creation
c. 1923-1939
Material
Ink
Pencil
Tracing paper
Measurements
27.4 x 21.1 cm (h x w)
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
121
Notes

Drawing of chariot body with annotations on material and components.

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University of Oxford

Transcription

Body of chariot 121

sheet gold

mistake in dimension
to be lifted to pencil 
lines

sheet gold
elaborate gold work and inlay
foot board
axle
chair
pole 121 A
sheet gold
traces of leathern thongs
sheet gold
see 121 B

outer rim

all parts <of upper frame> not marked leather 
completely covered with sheet gold
outside surfaces completely covered with 
leather

remains of leather covering
see 121 C
121 D
see 121 B

Note
the end (back) of the socket 

was very thin in this case
thongs under gold
thongs