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Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 42, GW 43, GW 58, GW 59, GW 60

Wadi Cemetery: tops of GW 42 (foreground left) and GW 43 (foreground center), portion of GW 58 and GW 59 (middle ground right) GW 60 (middle ground center), looking W

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C11018_OS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 42, GW 43, GW 58, GW 59, GW 60
  • Date
    September 1904
  • Problems/Questions
    view from E changed to looking W; original photo register entry read "GW 59-60"; description altered to include specific tomb numbers based on wood markers visible in image
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • GW 42

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

  • GW 43

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

  • GW 58

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

  • GW 59

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

  • GW 60

    • 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.