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Start Over Collection place Sheikh abd el Gurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt Collector John A. Graham
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl and bowl fragments, accession number 5-11390, described as Alabaster bowl and sherds; bowl shallow globular shape; unfinished—sanded smooth with 5-11376 prior to final wax finish; broken during shipping; partially repaired. Diameter: 12.2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Drill bit, accession number 5-11365b, described as Drill bit; iron. Part of an alabaster vessel manufacturing set.
Hearst Museum object titled Drill bit, accession number 5-11365a, described as Drill bit; iron. Part of an alabaster vessel manufacturing set.
Hearst Museum object titled Drill bits, accession number 5-11365a,b, described as Drill bits; iron; paired. Part of an alabaster vessel manufacturing set.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Motion picture film, accession number 26-729, described as 16mm workprint film. 1) General view of workshop activity. 2) Assembling brace with a large blade for hollowing-out of vase, and a sequence of drilling out of vase. Film project totals 1300 feet of film across 22 rolls (26-721 to 26-742). Filmed by Thomas R. Hester and John A. Graham, UC Berkeley, January 1970.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Motion picture film, accession number 26-725, described as 16mm workprint film. 1) Drilling with brace, of vase planted in ground. 2) Filing rim of low bowl braced against peg. 3) Polishing of vase with sandstone polisher (lengthy sequence). 4) Last footage is of filing of interior of flat bowl. Film project totals 1300 feet of film across 22 rolls (26-721 to 26-742). Filmed by Thomas R. Hester and John A. Graham, UC Berkeley, January 1972.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Motion picture film, accession number 26-723, described as 16mm workprint film. 1) Picking out the interior of a case, preliminary to hollowing it out. 2) Same vase, planted in the ground, brace prepared with pit, drilling begins. 3) Sheik making more progress on the same piece as shown in roll #2 part 2 (26-722), Sheik then shapes small bowl, last footage is finishing up the rough-out of a vase with a small pick. Film project totals 1300 feet of film across 22 rolls (26-721 to 26-742). Filmed by Thomas R. Hester and John A. Graham, UC Berkeley, January 1972.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Motion picture film, accession number 26-735, described as 16mm workprint film. 1) Sheik polishing with sandstone, note large basket of sandstone pieces behind him. 2) Use of sandpaper on vase. Film project totals 1300 feet of film across 22 rolls (26-721 to 26-742). Filmed by Thomas R. Hester and John A. Graham, UC Berkeley, January 1972.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Motion picture film, accession number 26-734, described as 16mm workprint film. 1) Using a sandstone polisher. 2) Chipping off a cloth-plastered vase. Film project totals 1300 feet of film across 22 rolls (26-721 to 26-742). Filmed by Thomas R. Hester and John A. Graham, UC Berkeley, January 1972.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Motion picture film, accession number 26-733, described as 16mm workprint film. 1) Assemblage of rough-outs, cloth-plastered pieces, tools, and other workshop materials. 2) Workman digging hole in which vessel is placed to be drilled, placing of the vessel, assembling the brace and drill, and drilling the piece. Film project totals 1300 feet of film across 22 rolls (26-721 to 26-742). Filmed by Thomas R. Hester and John A. Graham, UC Berkeley, January 1972.

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