Appendix Two. Reconstruction of the Inlaid Table and Serving Stands for Display
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The inlaid table was first reconstructed for display in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, in the summer of 1983, after the conservation of the wood of the table was completed. The pieces of the table were first laid out in order to determine whether they could be fit together on a mount. Four cases were constructed at the Mob factory, under the direction of Erkal Saran, with funding from the National Geographic Society. The cases were made to accommodate: the inlaid table, Tumulus MM; the two serving stands, Tumulus MM; the carved stool, parasol, and fan, Tumulus P; and the wooden animals, plates, spoons, and other small objects, Tumulus P. The parts of serving stands A and B were identified in 1983, and the wood was consolidated. In 1984 the two stands were mounted for display in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations.