U Number : 9333
Museum Number (BM Registration Number) : 1928,1009.179
Description (Catalog Card) : Gold binding. From a stick or sticks. The gold bands were set at intervals of about 005, round a stick of wood covered (between the bands) with a coat of gesso painted bright red. The longest piece is 008 long and shaped at the end. Thus:
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Into the top end was set a broad-headed copper nail, fixed in wood: other pieces are 003 and 0016 wide: they are all fastened with minute gold nails. XXIX. [drawing]