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N 2042 (TC) Map B5; type vi c; photo A 8265, C 7496, C 7498, C 7499, C 7500, C 7501, C 7502, C 7503, C 7504, C 7505. Brick and a half thick. 70 high inside, i.e., full brick height. 76 high outside, i.e., half brick height. At /, 2 alabaster (i) (6-14342). At x, granite paint grinder, shell wand for kohl, and bone kohl spatula. At a, 1 alabaster kohl pot (6-14331). On left side. Pelvis out of position, but this might have come through falling apart of body. Skull broken and turned right over on upper vertebrae. Skull upwards, facing NE. Round pelvis girdle of 15 strings of shell and black and green glaze beads (6-14332, 6-14341, 6-14343). Order from below: 1. all green, 2. all white, 3. black and white, 4. black and white, 5. all white, 6. black and white, 7. black and white with few green, 8. black and white, 10. white, 11. black and white, 12. black and white. Strings were under both arms. All upper part broken owing to falling apart of pelvis. Underneath, 8 strings in position. Strings join at intervals of about an inch. Both upper and lower layers of girdle were underneath pelvis. Possibly it was a double girdle as all upper part was disturbed. There were extra strings; 1 of tiny glaze disc, and 1 of carnelian disc (6-14333, 6-14335) and tiny glaze amulets (6-14334, 6-14340). In filling, fossil (ii), bronze needle. 2 alabaster at 8194 1/4 (iii) (6-14331) and 8194 2/4 (iv) (6-14342). [ed.: According to Hearst Museum records, 6-14336 (loose beads), 6-14337 (travertine bead), 6-14338 (carnelian ball beads), 6-14339 (faience ball beads) are from this burial.]