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Thursday, December 12, 1912 (continued)
and G 2387 A (north of G 2385). The rock-cut trench which lies under the mud wall is an early drainage trench for the plateau. The passage of G 2385 A crosses it, and has sides and bottom repaired, filling [ILLUSTRATION] up and stopping drain.
G 2381 Z, proved a surprise.
[ILLUSTRATION]
It appeared to be intrusive, like X, but contained a remarkable number of objects - the offering cases of limestone mentioned yesterday, copper knives and chisels [12-12-133, 12-12-135, 12-12-137, 12-12-138, 12-12-139, 12-12-140] (fifteen - twenty), copper vases small [12-12-142, 12-12-145, 12-12-146, 12-12-147, 12-12-148] (about fifty), gold foil and [ILLUSTRATION] [quartzite and basalt vessels, 12-12-158a] ([in red u]twice[end in red u]
[ILLUSTRATION] [adze blade, 12-12-134]
[ILLUSTRATION] [knife, 12-12-133]
[ILLUSTRATION] [ewer, 12-12-143]
[ILLUSTRATION] [spouted hes-vase, 12-12-144]
[ILLUSTRATION] [dish]
[ILLUSTRATION] [censer, 12-12-149]
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 12/12/1912
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
Modern People
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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