TAA i.2.12.06.verso

Caption
Page of TAA i.2.12
Creator
Material
Ink
Paper
Measurements
32.4 x 20.2 cm (h x w)
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
Notes

On this page Lucas also mentions inlays and "libation vessels of faience" without referencing a Carter object number.

Transcription

128/23, 47/23. From P Box 32. Brown: resinous-looking: brittle: reddish by transmitted

                                                  light: Prac. all sol. in alcohol. Alc. 99.0% sol. Benz. Tr. 

                                                  Vitreous conchoidal fracture 

 

44/23 From Floor.      Like above: vitreous, conchoidal fracture. Alc. 97.0% sol. Benz. Tr. 

 

129/23 No 12l From Passage 

50/23 From Floor.      Black. Insol. in benzine. Lustrous. Brittle. Sol. in alcohol 29.5% 

                                  Insol. in black, lustrous & has pleasant smell. Entirely sol. in pyridine   
                                  Partly saponified by NaOH. 

 

126/23 Cement from Inlay Red: practically all sol. in alcohol 

 

80/23 Cement from Inlay. Red: resinous-looking: entirely organic: largely sol. in alcohol. 
                                          Insol. in alcohol very red, but is entirely organic.

 

127/23 Cement from Inlay. Red: resinous-looking. 

 

64/23 36b Cement from Limestone Lids. Brown, dull, brittle, like beeswax, does not melt like    
                                          wax no stain on paper, insol. in benzine: partly sol. in alcohol.    
                                          Contains CaCO3. 

 

60/23 From Gesso on Floor. Black: lustrous: largely sol. in alcohol: insoluble in benzine. 

 

66/23 Incense from Box 32. Yellowish brown, brittle, slightly resinous-looking. 

                                             Alcohol 82.7% sol. Water after alcohol 21.1% 

 

16/24 From Bronze Tongues of Cornice of Shrine 237. Col Translucent: brown with 

                                                           reddish tinge Practically all soluble in alcohol. 

 

57-55/24/<4/20> Soluble in Libation Vessels of Faience. Material cementing in spouts 

                                      where these separate. Resin & mineral matter (not identified) 

 

15/24 Material from Sarcophagus Lid. Harsh: reddish: a mixture of CaCO3 & Resin