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Monday, November 8, 1926 (continued)
(1) G 7000 X (continued)
No. 1198: potsherds (continuation of 1194, 1196). See A4393.
(1-48) scraps and small fragments as from types 1201 and 1207.
Red ware tub (few). Few scraps of gold sheet.
No. 1399: a) wood on coffin lid, fallen from beams and poles.
*A4414: pottery 1199, looking northeast.
Tuesday, November 9, 1926
Day of rest.
The communiqué of November 1 (Oct. 26) was given out today.
Wednesday, November 10, 1926
Telegram from Dunham, arriving tomorrow.
Communiqué appeared in London.
Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(1) G 7000 X
Mounted a board (a) on light stanchion in southeast corner and placed end of beam 1405 on a board (b) and suspended board (b) from board (a) by strip.
This, in order to extract pottery under end of 1405.
*A4415: No. 1198, etc. 1405 (suspended), looking east (a bit north).
No. 1441: potsherds: continuation of No. 1199, q.v., A4414.
(1-71) Many fragments of tub and other potsherds as in 1199.
No. 1412: potsherds, continuation of No. 1198, q.v., A4414.
(1-16) small fragments and scraps, mostly of types as 1201 and 1202, many decayed.
No. 1413: see page 1415 and A4414.
Alabaster jar lid (belongs to 1196)
[ILLUSTRATION] D 6.2, 2.8; Th .95
No. 1414: charcoal. See A4414.
Picked up deposit of charcoal scattered over floor debris around line between Nos. 1411 and 1412.
*A4416: No. 1411, looking east.
No. 1412: resumed: A4415.
(17-37) potsherds as before.
No. 1348: See page 1415 and A4415.
Copper, corner socket and accompanying staple.
[ILLUSTRATION]
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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
- 11/08/1926; 11/09/1926; 11/10/1926
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Dows Dunham, American, 1890–1984
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates American, 1890–1984
- Remarks Egyptologist; Curator; Assistant Curator, Egyptian Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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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.
