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Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 43, GW 44, GW 56

Wadi Cemetery: GW 43 (foreground left, wood marker not visible), GW 44 (foreground center), portion of GW 56 (background right), looking WNW

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C10999_OS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 43, GW 44, GW 56
  • Date
    September 1904
  • Problems/Questions
    view from E changed to looking WNW; description expanded to include other tomb numbers based on comparison with other photos of area
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • GW 43

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

  • GW 44

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

  • GW 56

    • 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.