TAA i.12.11

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Carter's Lecture Notes for Lecture on Discovery of Tutankhamun, p.11
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53|353.   AN EBONY AND IVORY STOOL.

54|352.   A TRELLIS-WORK STOOL.

 

55|312.   A MINIATURE GOLDEN SHRINE.

56|314a. A SCENE UPON THE SHRINE. Here the king is depicted seated

                upon a stool shooting wild duck with bow and arrow, with at his 

                side his pet lion cub. The Queen is squatting upon a cushion at 

                his feet, handing him an arrow with one hand, while with her other
                hand she points out a fat duck lest he should not see it.

 

57|326.  THE KING’S MANNEQUIN.

 

58|220.  A SCARF OF ONE OF THE THIEVES. It contained/<In it were found> a handful of 

               gold rings –a pluderers’ssic loot – tied up in a fold of the scarf,
               as a fellah would do to day.

59|221.  THE FINGER RINGS.

60|123.  AN IVORY BOX THAT ORIGINALLY CONTAINED THE RINGS.

 

61|248.   A PAD OF FAIENCE FINGER RINGS AND A COLLARETTE.

62|249.  THE PAD OF RINGS AND COLLARETTE CLEANED.

63|250.  THE COLLARETTE RECONSTRUCTED.
 

64|165.  THE THOUERIS COUCH. The third of those strange ceremoialsic
               couches fashioned fashionedsic in the form of uncanny beasts. This 

               one represents Thoueris “THE GREAT ONE” the favourite of the people,

               in shape partly hippopotamus, partly crocodile and partly feline,

               personifying “PROTECTION”.

                 Note:- Under the couch a plunderer’s hole pierced through the

               sealed doorway of a small store room called the Annexe. This

               little room was used for storing oils, foods, and wine, but in it,

               among other things, was a very beautefulsic ivo carved ivory box.

65|16 6. THE HEAD OF THOUERIS. A queer composite animal, with open 

               mouth, and teeth and tongue of ivory.