TAA i.2.12a.4.11
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
Finger Rings
77 (5 rings)
1 Green chalcedony
1 Lapis lazuli
1 Carnelian[?] Chalcedony scarab in gold mount
1 Gold mount, lapis scarab, inlay (Repaired by HC with glue & waxed)
1 Gold with inlaid ureiisic – thin & poor (Dipped in melted paraffin wax)
Grease removed with acetone
Cleaned with warm water & gold with warm water & ammonia
VV (8 rings)
1 Resin
2 s/<S>olid gold
1 Gold foil on ? wood
1 Black resin
4 Scarabs in gold mounts ( 1 Turquoise with dark brownish red patches
1 Lapis lazuli
(a) 1 q/<Q>uartz – slight green tint (or of a glazed)
x 1 Lapis (see below) material
Resin cleaned with warm water only
Gold cleaned with warm water & ammonia.
x Lapis now in 4/<5> pieces (possibly originally in 5 4 3) & is hollow (i.e. a shell) & is filled with
a whitish material which has expanded & either split the
lapis: or xxx[?] it apart where perxxx[?]: gold <pins> fixed in with
a reddish resin.
This was repaired by HC. & xxx[?] treated with vaseline
(a) Two more <(larger)> scarabs of this material <(g,g)>: Can just be possibly
scratched with a knife. Opaque: slight fairly uniform
green tint: certainly natural stone: