TAA i.1.256.4p

Caption
Object card of gold temple band
Creator
Howard Carter
Room
Burial chamber
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
256.4p
256.4s
Material
Card
Ink
Pencil
Measurements
12.5 cm x 20.7 cm (h x w)
Season
4th Season (1925–1926)
image of object card
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University of Oxford

Transcription

256, 4P. Gold temple-band (of nemes/<khat>-headdress). (1)

 

POSITION:

Tem/<Rou>nd forehead and temples and tied at back of head by means 

of tape.

 

DIMENSIONS:

L. 40 cents. W. 2.3 cents

 

DESCRIPTION:

[ 𓂀 ]

slot for tape

hole for sewing

eyelets at back

hole for sewing

slot for tape

 

A sheet gold (burnished) temple fillet or band, ending behind and 

above the ears, having slots at its extremities for tape attachment 

by which it was tied at the back of the head, thus:

 

[ 𓂀 ]

See photo (4.S.)

 

REMARKS - See over/<see> 256.4R continued