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No ~~240~~ <211> Alabaster Jar (? For Perfume: Lion on lid). Cement fastening on lion

and ivory knob. Soluble in acetone and alcohol. Resin with ? red colour.

No 193. Contents of Vase in Kiosk. Reddish-brown powder loosely

5/25 aggregated in lumps. Insoluble in petroleum spirit. Practically

wholly soluble in alcohol: burns with smoky flame & smells like
burning varnish.

No 193 Cementing Material on Vases. Black, resinous. Partly soluble in

𓂀 6/25 acetone: insoluble in petroleum spirit. Similar to black varnish

on Kiosk.

No 172 Necklace. Some resin beads Reddish: brittle.

…. Hollow Reed. Filled with <hard> black resinous-looking material

7/25

Length of reed: 30cm

Ext. diam. 1·7cm

Core diam. 1·5cm

~~Solubility~~ Resin: no fatty matter

Pot[?]. Spt. Slightly yellowish solⁿ: and greasy stain on paper

fatty matter (white, but not solid) ? due to impure Po[?] Spt

alcohol. Brown solⁿ. Residue after crop[?] Yellow, translucent,

soft, burns, aromatic, fatty. Contra lid[?] their with Ret[?] Spt.

Final residue = yellow powder – resinous, solⁿ sticky, smells

like burning varnish when burned. Extract = Fatty Matter.

Residue after acetone (& alcohol also) Brown powder with

remains of beetles: no charcoal: glows when heated.

Original material burns readily with luminous,

smoky flame & smell like burning varnish. Is

resin and fatty matter.

No 256 Under diadem on head of mummy. Brown: <in appearance> resembled beeswax: melted with

20/26 heat: no greasy stain on paper: insoluble in benzine, soluble in alcohol.

No inorganic matter present.