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Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 16, GW 34, GW 35

Wadi Cemetery: GW 16 (foreground), GW 35 and GW 34 (background left), looking NW

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C10979_OS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 16, GW 34, GW 35
  • Date
    September 1904
  • Problems/Questions
    view from SE changed to looking NW; description expanded to include specific tomb numbers based on wood marker visible in image and comparison with other photos of area
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 3

  • GW 16

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

  • GW 34

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

  • GW 35

    • 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.