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Saturday, April 6, 1929 (continued)

(2) Street G 7600 (continued)
G 7600 X (continued): four limestone molds, limestone hawk, ushabti, copper fragments, fifty-two jars, bowls and broken vessels of pottery.
G 7600 Y: Down 2.7 meters. Rock-cut below. Unfinished.

(3) G 7524
G 7524 C: In chamber. Found: copper ewer in basin, two model jars and three saucers (alabaster), fragment of alabaster headrest, three jars and fragments, broken bowl, unfinished.

(4) G 7650
Clearing casing of mastaba on north face (see sketch below).
G 7650 Z: Depth 9.1 meters. In room (1) (east). Debris: sand and black dust.
Rooms 'b' and 'c': In street G 7600. Built of mud brick. Part of an outer chapel of G 7650.
[ILLUSTRATION]

(5) G 7651
G 7651 A: Removed door blocking of chamber.

(6) G 7750
G 7750 B: Depth 21.6 meters. Debris: rubble and stones. Second chamber on south, rock-cut.

(7) G 7751
G 7751 B: In chamber. Rock-cut sarcophagus, open. Found in debris: two limestone canopic jars, three lids, fragment of copper ring. Cleared. [ILLUSTRATION]

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Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Expedition diary pages
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Display Page Dates
    04/06/1929
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

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Modern People

  • Noel F. Wheeler

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates British
    • Remarks Wheeler was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy according to George A. Reisner's, "A HIstory of the Giza Necropolis, Vol. I."