TAA i.3.3.1
Handwritten list of colours and features of animals depicted on bow case.
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
No 335 ANIMALS
Reverse
A. Dark amber brown; mane ivory white; outlines black.
B. " " " ; ruff, mane, tail, and hairs under abdomen, ivory white; markings
and outlines black.
C. Light yellowish brown (a few tones lighter than background); horns, hoofs, eye and
outline black (in one case head reddish)
D. Dark amber brown; markings, horns, hoofs, eye and outlines black.
E. " " " " " " " " " "
F. " " " ; " " " " " " "
G. " " " ; " " " " " " "
Obverse
B. Amber brown; ruff, mane, tail and hairs under abdomen, ivory white & black;
remainder of the detail deep red.
D. Amber brown; all details deep red.
H. Amber brown; all details deep red.
I. Amber brown; all details and markings deep red
J. Dark red, upper parts darker; horns & tail dark red brown; eye white, pupil
dark red brown. (in two cases no upper parts same as lower)
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The backgrounds of both obverse and reverse are of dark amber
reddish brown; slightly stained darker here & there from x[?]/<a>ge.