TAA i.2.12a.4.07

Coffin 255

Lid

H. Carter & H. Burton removed on the greater part of the black 

material, chiefly by mechanical means (chipping) 

Removed remainder with penknife and afterwards with 

a rag soaked in acetone.

Cleaned gold with NH₄OH.

On a rebated edge in places was there was a brown 

resin suggesting that this had been used as a lute 

to help to fasten coffin & lid and to make the joint 

airtight.

Washed with warm water + NH₄OH.

(A piece of stick removes the reddish discoloration from 

the gold x[?]/<w>ithout injury – stick wetted from time to time: 

this also cleans the surface of the inlay)

Collars.  (Two rows)

Composed of large flat disc-shaped beads of gold and 

faience. Some of the gold beads were a rose-colour: these 

occurred at regular intervals in both necklaces and there 

were always two rose-coloured beads together.

Cleaned: Rose-coloured beads with soft brush: faience 

with warm water (dark-blue coloured faience of which a thin 

surface coating was peeling off). Cleaned gold which 

was of a xxx[?] light grey colour suggesting silver with 

NH₄OH & warm water. In most cases came very yellow, but 

in a few instances some discoloration remained: in most 

of these latter the gold came clean when heated to dull 

red in a spirit lamp: in a few cases the colour became 

darker (there seemed to be much copper in there) but 

with HlO₃ followed by water, NH₄OH & water again they came 

fairly yellow.   

Ends were inlaid: thus cleaned with NH₄OH & water.