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Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 48, GW 49, GW 50, GW 51, GW 52

Wadi Cemetery: portion of GW 48 (foreground center left, wood marker partly visible), GW 50 (foreground right, N of GW 48), GW 49 (foreground left, W of GW 48, wood marker not visible), GW 51 (middle ground center), GW 52 (middle ground right), looking NW

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C11010_OS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 48, GW 49, GW 50, GW 51, GW 52
  • Date
    September 1904
  • Problems/Questions
    view from SE changed to looking NW; original photo register entry read "GW 51-52"; description altered to include specific tomb numbers based on wood markers visible in image and comparison with other photos of area
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • GW 48

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 49

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 50

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 51

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 52

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

People 1

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Photographer
    • 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.