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Thursday, June 10, 1926

The weather changed in the night.
Minimum (9th - 10th) 25.5 degrees centigrade.
Maximum 35.7 degrees, but nevertheless a pleasant day.

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
Wheeler worked in details of drawing of (S)-2 (page 428) and made drawing of 433-435, 437 (page 458).
Treated (S)-2, etc. with celluloid solution.
Removed No. 533: (1)-(11) the molded plaster of (P) and (Q) which lay under 528.
[ILLUSTRATION]
No. 534: Narrow gold ribbon fragment, 4 x .55 cm.
No. 535: Fragment of gold with mat-pattern, 7.5 x 2 cm
*B5980: Q-inlays lying under No. 533.
No. 536: The mass of inlays fallen down along the east side of the palm capital.
(1)-(18) this was from (S)-2
[ILLUSTRATION]
Underneath this was shriveled wood but no reverse (cf. (C)-1).
(19)-(24) from an inlay pattern with hieroglyphs
(25)-(29) from (S)
(30) from (Q)
No. 537: A very thin, badly cracked disc of bk. pat. metal. Inscribed in relief apparently same name and titles as (H). Underneath is a thick disk of wood and plaster.
*A3873: wooden core of 537
*A3874: no. 536, as is

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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
    06/10/1926
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 1

Published Documents 2

People 1

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • 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.