TAA i.1.256.dd.1

Caption
Object card of dagger in gold and cloisonné work
Creator
Howard Carter
Room
Burial chamber
Object(s) referenced (by Carter number)
256.k
256.dd
256.ee
Material
Card
Ink
Measurements
12.5 cm x 20.7 cm (h x w)
Season
4th Season (1925–1926)
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Transcription

256, DD. DAGGER - Gold and Cloisonné-work. (See 256, K). (1)

 

POSITION:

Abdomen; knob right of umbilicus; point centre left thigh; was

with girdle 256 EE.

 

DIMENSIONS:

L. 31.9; haft 11.8; blade 20.1. cents. (See details note attached)

Sheath: L. 21.0; W. 4.4. cents.

 

DESCRIPTION:

Haft, ornate, decorated with granulated gold work and 

cloisonné, alternate.

Top of knob; the cartouches of Tut.ankh.Amen.

The gold of haft yellow, in contradistinction to the especially

hardened red gold (? copper alloy) of the blade.

 

The girdle 256, EE. probably belongs to this dagger.

 

For details see note attached.