TAA i.2.12a.1.47.recto

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Alabaster Vase No 58.
Cement (<light> reddish colour) between vase and stand 

Is a mixture of calcium carbonate <(whiting)> and resin.

Contents of Vase 58
Black greasy/<Very dark brown> <sticky> mass of ointment consistency. 

Embedded in it are light brown translucent resinous-looking fragments 

Tested:-                                                             Also small dead beetles.
Melts when heated & burns with smoky flame;

slight smell of burning fat.
Give greasy stain on paper.
Insoluble in benzine.
Partly soluble in alcohol – brown flocculent 

matter settles out.