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2 of 3 • Cemetery G 5000: G 5232 A, burial chamber, deposit, consisting of alabaster model vessels (including: 14-11-182–14-11-195) and bones in situ behind (E of) rock-cut coffin, displaced limestone canopic jar in SE corner of chamber, looking S
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Cemetery G 5000: G 5232 A, burial chamber, deposit, consisting of alabaster model vessels (including: 14-11-182–14-11-195) and bones in situ behind (E of) rock-cut coffin, displaced limestone canopic jar in SE corner of chamber, looking S
G 5232, Shaft A, list of objects in chamber

Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 5232

Alabaster model (dummy) jar, [Type V b]; triangular, not round, in section. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_14-11-189
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 5232 A, deposit [E] of [rock-cut] coffin
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 7.6 cm Diameter: 4.2 cm x 4.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4 - Dynasty 5
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/29/1914
  • Mentioned in entry
    Shiaka
  • Remarks
    For provenance see expedition diary Vol.08.p.057

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5232

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p. 95, fig. 140.

People 1

Modern People

  • Shiaka

    • Type Mentioned in entry
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Expedition worker at Giza.