 | 10478A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice.
[A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are
[C] 7 white and
[B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was
[D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a
[E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice.
[A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are
[C] 7 white and
[B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was
[D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a
[E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice.
[A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are
[C] 7 white and
[B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was
[D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a
[E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board. With men and dice.
[A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are
[C] 7 white and
[B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was
[D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a
[E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found. Found behind the chariot. |
| 10478E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Gaming-Board
With men & dice
[A] The board is of the usual shape with vertical borders of shell and red stone strips: round the edge a mosaic of minute tesserae in blue, red, and white. The squares were of the original wood which formed the body of the board, each square inlaid with 5 eyes of shell having red or blue centres, except for two which are squares of shell inlaid with a flower rosette having red and blue petals: the squares are divided by narrow ivory strips inlaid with red and blue dots. The wood has perished and has been replaced with plaster of paris. Under one end of the board were found the men in 2 piles: there are
[C] 7 white and
[B] 7 black, the latter of shell inlaid with 5 white spots, the former of shell engraved with animal scenes, the details and the background filled in with black. Under the other end of the board was
[D] a set of six dice of white shell, solid triangles, having blue dots at 2 of the 4 points of each: scattered in the neighborhood was a
[E] second set of lapis with gold points, of which only 4 were found |
 | 10479 | (none) | 1928,1010.159 | (none) | Plaster Cast
Of a hole in the ground above the box in PG 800: the hole was vertical and showed traces of wood: the upper part had been cut away and only the lower part was cast. It seems to have been a wooden wand which was carved to represent a snake coiled around the staff. |
| 10482 | (none) | 1928,1010.422 | (none) | Stone Bowl
steatite
grey
Bell shaped
Broken & mended. Small piece missing from rim and side
Type LXII |
| 10483 | (none) | 1928,1010.423 | (none) | Stone Bowl
steatite
grey
Bell shaped
Broken and mended. 3 small pieces missing from side
Type LXII |
| 10485 | (none) | 1928,1010.473 | (none) | Stone Vase
Calcite
Squat spill vase type
White drab
Common type. Base very slightly rounded. Poor condition. Broken and mended. Small portion of rim missing. [drawing] 2:5
Type CII |
| 10486 | (none) | 1928,1010.472 | (none) | Stone Vase
Calcite
Squat spill vase type
Broken and mended. Complete.
Type CII |
| 10487 | (none) | 1928,1010.451 | (none) | Stone Vase
calcite
greenish
Part of surface decayed
Broken and mended. Small portion of base missing.
[drawing]
Type XVII |
| 10488 | (none) | 1928,1010.420 | (none) | Stone Bowl
obsidian
Oval shaped
dark grey
Same type as U.10480
Badly broken and mended
Parts missing
Type CIII |
| 10489 | (none) | 1928,1010.453 | (none) | Stone Vase
Calcite
Light greenish
Saucer shaped
veined; translucent
Type CXIV
[drawing] 2:5 |
| 10491 | (none) | 1928,1010.469 | (none) | Stone Vase
White calcite
Surface in poor condition. Complete. Same type as U.10490
Type LXXVI |
| 10493 | (none) | 1928,1010.457 | (none) | Vase
Calcite
White
Veined
Complete
[drawing]
Type XXXIX |
| 10494 | (none) | 1928,1010.458 | (none) | Stone Vase
Calcite
White; veined
[drawing]
Type LVII |
| 10495 | (none) | 1928,1010.452 | (none) | Stone Bowl
Calcite
White
Translucent
Same type as U.10484
Badly broken
Probably complete
Type XVIII |
| 10496 | (none) | 1928,1010.432 | (none) | Vase
Grey & white marble
Complete |
| 10500 | (none) | 1928,1010.431 | (none) | Stone Vase
basic diorite
grey
Portion of rim missing
[drawing]
Type [struck out: "XLV"] CVI
New type 35
[drawing] |
| 10503 | (none) | 1928,1010.430 | (none) | Vase. Greenish grey steatite. Badly broken and mended. Part of rim missing. Type XC. [drawing 2:5] |
| 10504 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Copper Adze
Normal type but abnormally large & heavy
[drawing]
Type 3 (new) |
| 10505 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Red Pigment (?)
A whole quantity
Found against the front of the box by the biggest steatite bowl. |
| 10506 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Stone bow
Steatite?
Bell shaped.
Badly broken: probably complete. Type LXII. |
| 10507 | (none) | 1928,1010.450 | (none) | Stone bowl
Calcite
White
Most of surface decayed
Broken & mended
Part missing
[drawing]
Type LXVI |
| 10510 | (none) | 1928,1010.444 | (none) | Stone bowl
Calcite
White
Broken into many pieces
Probably virtually complete
Type__ |