TAA i.2.12a.4.16
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
Coffins 255
White appear[?] film on jewellery, both on gold + on inlay.
(This is x[?]distinct from the cement or the glass of the inlay
which in some instances has deteriorated)
No transparent stain when warmed on paper, i.e. not
fatty matter.
No Cl
No SO3
Slight pp with AgNO3 soluble in HNO3: no effervescence
<with noticeable, & no alkalinity (but possibly acidity) before
acid> adding AgNO3 or acid, hence not xxx[?] Na2CO3
On one piece of faience inlay (small pendent) the/<a> white
efflorescence gave a positive test for Cl & a negative
test for SO3
Mask 256
Inlay
(a) Blue glass
(b) Whitish, waxy-looking translucent stone.
(b) This scratches glass
Surface undulated like that of some of the glass but
GR undulations not uniform like those of the glass & the
25 surface was scratched cross-wise, these scratches
/20 appearing to be the marks of working.
Flail & Crook & Hands 256
Cleaned with ammonia & warm water.
Gold of hands & gold bands of flail & crook much stained
reddish brown; this stain not removed by nitric acid or
ammonia
Metal core of flail & crook is silver. (containing copper)