TAA i.2.12a.1.58.recto

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Alabaster Box 40
Lid: Dark brown resinous-looking material.
Washed with water: removed brown material 

with acetone.
Box: Partly full of very dark brown (practically 

black) resinous <looking> material apparently product of 

decay of horsehair? wig.             } Refastened <2> small pieces of bevel 

                                                       of lid which were broken off – 

Chipped out part                          } re-stuck knob on both lid 

                                                       & box with Necol cement.
Softened with acetone & removed when soft
Bottom of alabaster box was so soft that the 

surface could be scraped off: water has no solvent 

action on black material

Gloves 46dd, 46hh, 46nn
Sprayed with cellulose acetate in acetone

Mace/<Mallet> 46aa
Hard dark wood, gesso on top faced with glue (metal 

covering has been removed)              Ebony
Washed wood with water.
Sprayed with celluloid in amyl acetate