TAA i.2.12a.1.38.verso
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
Stand 108a
Base, hard dark wood
Upright: Gesso with fairly thick gold. Gold very yellow with
small purplish patches
in places
Sponged with water.
Shrine. Was on floor, back to wall
Coloration
Back. Mostly yellow but tarnished. Extensi<ve> patches
of plum colour (maroon) irregularly distributed
Strong suggestion of scarlet in colour.
Left Side. Almost entirely yellow, tarnished,
slight-brownish patches in places.
Right Side. Extensive patches of plum colour
irregularly distributed
Front. Yellow, tarnished
Base <(Sled)> Very tarnished, much more so than shrine & <manifestly different quality
of gold.>
Cleaned with <dilute> ammonia & afterwards with water
Thickness of gold about 0.1 mm
Under gold is thin gesso coated on upper surface with glue.