The entry for 3 December discusses the Tutankhamun treasures which Carter showed to Minnie Burton and her friends when they visited the on-site workshop in KV15.

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2 Dec.

Walk with H. by cultivation.

3 Dec.
Thurs.

We all (Winlocks, Frances & Barbara, Miss
Perry, Miss Bowditch, Davieses, M^r Weyer
& M^r Hauser & M^r Wilkinson) went over
to the Valley to No. 15 & M^r Carter showed
us the Tutankhamen jewels - masses &
masses of them, most exquisite inlaid
things, & rings, gold plaques in the
shape of spread-winged vultures, inlaid
bracelets & amulets. A lovely perfume
box in gold & inlay on polished iron
base, & 2 gorgeous daggers in sheathes,
one with crystal stopper handle &
polished iron blade, very sharp. Abo/<ls>o
the gold & inlaid mak/<s>k, so like
Akhnaton, in the gold coffin. Also
the wonderful gold coffin lid, & the
inlaid second coffin, as well as the
first we had already seen. We saw
a hand of the mummy with the rings
on & gold finger stalls, & the head
of the king, very small & well-