Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4520, G 4620, G 4616, G 4525, G 4523
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- Tomb Owner
- Kanefer (G 4620)
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- PorterMoss Date
- Dynasty 5
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- Site Type
- Stone-built mastaba
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- Shafts
- G 4620 A; G 4620 Chapel a
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Fragment of limestone statue of man
- HUMFA_14-3-3
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- HUMFA_14-3-68c
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Fragmentary pottery combed ware jar
- HUMFA_14-3-67
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Fragmentary pottery flaring basin
- HUMFA_14-3-64
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Fragmentary pottery flaring bowl
- HUMFA_14-3-66
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- HUMFA_14-3-65
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Fragments of alabaster statues
- HUMFA_14-3-1
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Fragments of alabaster statues
- HUMFA_14-3-2
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- HUMFA_14-3-68b
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- HUMFA_14-3-68d
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Head of limestone statue of man
- HUMFA_14-3-20
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Head of limestone statue of woman
- HUMFA_14-3-22
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Limestone standing pair statue of Kap and Hy
- MFAB_21.2602
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- HUMFA_14-3-61
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- HUMFA_14-3-59a
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- HUMFA_14-3-59b
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- HUMFA_14-3-60
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- HUMFA_14-3-19
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- Diary page dates 02/25/1914; 02/26/1914; 02/27/1914
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- Diary page dates 02/27/1914; 02/28/1914
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- Diary page dates 03/11/1914; 03/12/1914; 03/13/1914; 03/14/1914
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- Diary page dates 03/15/1914; 03/16/1914; 03/17/1914; 03/18/1914
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- Diary page dates 03/19/1914; 03/20/1914; 03/21/1914; 03/22/1914; 03/23/1914; 03/24/1914
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- Diary page dates 03/24/1914; 03/25/1914; 03/26/1914; 03/27/1914; 03/28/1914
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- Diary page dates 03/28/1914; 03/29/1914; 03/30/1914; 04/01/1914
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- Diary page dates 04/22/1914 through 04/29/1914
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- Diary page dates 11/02/1915
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- Diary page dates 12/08/1915; 12/09/1915
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- Diary page dates 06/24/1938
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- Diary page dates 06/24/1938
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- Diary page dates 06/27/1938
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- ID HUMFA_EG022383
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- ID HUMFA_EG024418
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- ID HUMFA_EG024419
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- ID HUMFA_EG024421
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G 4620, Shaft A: pottery, bowl with flaring sides
- ID HUMFA_EG024417
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- ID HUMFA_EG024422
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G 4620, Shaft A: pottery, jar with two handles
- ID HUMFA_EG024416
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G 4620, Shaft A: pottery, jar with two handles
- ID HUMFA_EG024420
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Objects, flint, from G 2130, G 4341, G 4440, G 4620, G 7560, G 7832
- ID HUMFA_EG020713
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Pottery jars from G 2409, G 4620, G 4720
- ID HUMFA_EG022129
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- ID: HUMFA_GN2_K11_ApxA1_p041
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000_p062
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000_p066
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000_p067
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000_Contents2
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000mm_p068
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000mm_p069
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000mm_p099
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- ID: HUMFA_GN3_L13_4000mm_p120
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- ID: HUMFA_OR.Vol.03
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- ID: HUMFA_PL629
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- ID: HUMFA_PL668
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- ID: HUMFA_PL682
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- ID: HUMFA_PL812
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- ID: HUMFA_PL829
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- ID: HUMFA_PL831
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- ID: HUMFA_PL833
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- ID: HUMFA_PL835
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- ID: HUMFA_PL837
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- ID: HUMFA_PL841
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- ID: HUMFA_PL842
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- ID: HUMFA_PL844
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- ID: HUMFA_PL845
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- ID: HUMFA_PL848
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- ID: HUMFA_PL849
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- ID: HUMFA_PL876
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- ID: HUMFA_PL877
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Dunham, Dows. "An Alabaster Statuette of Prince Khnum-baf." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 37, No. 224 (December 1939), pp. 117-118.
Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974, p. 133.
Reisner, George A., and Clarence S. Fisher. "Preliminary Report on the Work of the Harvard-Boston Expedition in 1911-13." Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Egypte 13 (1914), pp. 227-252.
Ancient People
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- Type Tomb Owner
- Remarks Owner of G 4620. Block of inscription with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer; in situ on east face of G 4620 (near south end).
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- 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.
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4710, G 4610, G 4510, G 4720, G 4620, G 4520, G 4411, G 4616, G 4410, G 4420
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4710 (= Lepsius 49) through G 4510 (to S) and G 4720 through G 4520 (to N), G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620, middle ground), looking W to entrance of G 4411 (= Lepsius 51) between G 4410 and G 4420
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4520, G 4620, G 4616, G 4525, G 4523
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4520 (to W) and G 4620 (to E), G 4525 and G 4523 (abutting E face of G 4520), G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620, foreground right), looking N
ID: HUMFA_B9330_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4720, G 4620, G 4833, G 4630
Description: Miscellaneous flints in Giza storeroom: left: top row: [G 4720 A] 14-3-58c, 14-3-58d; second row: [G 4720 A] 14-3-58a; third row: [G 4620 A] 14-3-19 (five of seven), [] __-__-__, [G 4620 A] 14-3-19 (one of seven); fourth row: [G 4620 A] 14-3-19 (one of seven); bottom row: [G 4833 B] 14-2-10 (= MFA 14.1191); right: top row: [G 4630 A] 14-1-12 (= MFA 14.972); second row: [G 4620] 14-3-59b (= MFA 14.1477.2), 14-3-59a (= MFA 14.1477.1), 14-3-60 (= MFA 14.1478); third row: [N of G 4820] 14-12-11b (= MFA 14.1192.2); fourth row: [N of G 4820] 14-12-11c (= MFA 14.1192.3); bottom row: [N of G 4820] 14-12-11a (= MFA 14.1192.1)
ID: HUMFA_A2064_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4520, G 4620, G 4616, G 4525, G 4523
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4520 (to W) and G 4620 (to E), G 4525 and G 4523 (abutting E face of G 4520), G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620, foreground right), looking N
ID: HUMFA_A2067_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4720
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4620 (to W) and G 4720 (to E), looking N from S of G 4620
ID: HUMFA_A2080_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4720
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4620 (to W) and G 4720 (to E), looking N from S of G 4620
ID: HUMFA_B2203_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4710, G 4610, G 4510, G 4720, G 4620, G 4520, G 4411, G 4616, G 4410, G 4420
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4710 (= Lepsius 49) through G 4510 (to S) and G 4720 through G 4520 (to N), G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620, middle ground), looking W to entrance of G 4411 (= Lepsius 51) between G 4410 and G 4420
ID: HUMFA_C5673_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: G 4620 A, door block, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C5674_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: G 4620 A, burial chamber as found, looking S
ID: HUMFA_C5682_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4720, G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4720 (to E) and G 4620 (to W), showing debris throughout, looking N
ID: HUMFA_C5683_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4720, G 4620, G 4622
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4720 (to E) and G 4620 (to W), showing debris throughout, G 4622 (abutting E face of G 4620), looking SSW (inscribed block with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer on S end of E face of G 4620)
ID: HUMFA_C5691_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4630, G 4530, G 4620, G 4720
Description: Limestone statue with body from street E of G 4620 (in debris from G 4720) and head and feet from street between G 4630 and G 4530 (front): 14-1-27 (head and base with feet) + 14-3-3 (body) (= MFA 21.2604)
ID: HUMFA_C5692_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4630, G 4530, G 4620, G 4720
Description: Limestone statue with body from street E of G 4620 (in debris from G 4720) and head and feet from street between G 4630 and G 4530 (quarter view proper left): 14-1-27 (head and base with feet), 14-3-3 (body) (= MFA 21.2604)
ID: HUMFA_C5693_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4530, G 4520
Description: Cemetery G 4000: limestone seated family group statue (14-3-4 = MFA 14.1445) in situ between G 4620 and G 4530 (SW of G 4630) (originally from G 4520), looking SW from G 4630
ID: HUMFA_C5694_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4530, G 4520
Description: Cemetery G 4000: limestone seated family group statue (14-3-4 = MFA 14.1445) in situ between G 4620 and G 4530 (SW of G 4630) (originally from G 4520), looking NNE from between G 4620 and G 4520
ID: HUMFA_C5698_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 5230
Description: Fragments of heads of two alabaster statues from E of G 4620, at least one originally from G 5230: left: 14-3-1 (= part of MFA 24.603); right: 14-3-2 (= MFA 14.1444.4)
ID: HUMFA_C5703_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: G 4620, E face, S end, inscribed block with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer, looking W
ID: HUMFA_C5704_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4720
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4620 (to W) and G 4720 (to E), cleared, looking N
ID: HUMFA_C5705_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4720, G 4622
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4620 (to W) and G 4720 (to E), pits of G 4622 (abutting E face of G 4620), looking SSW (inscribed block with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer on S end of E face of G 4620)
ID: HUMFA_C5706_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4610, G 4616
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4620 (to N) and G 4610 (to S), cleared, G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620), looking E
ID: HUMFA_C5707_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4720, G 4710, G 4616, G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4720 (to N) and G 4710 (= Lepsius 49) (to S), G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620), looking W
ID: HUMFA_C5710_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4522
Description: Cemetery G 4000: headless limestone standing pair statue (14-3-16 + 14-3-23 + 14-3-32 = MFA 21.2602, attributed to G 4522) in situ, N of NW corner of G 4620, looking SSW
ID: HUMFA_C5711_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4522
Description: Cemetery G 4000: headless limestone standing pair statue (14-3-16 + 14-3-23 + 14-3-32 = MFA 21.2602, attributed to G 4522) in situ, looking NW from NW corner of G 4620
ID: HUMFA_C5712_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 4522
Description: Headless limestone standing pair statue of Kap and his wife Hy found in sand debris N of NW corner of G 4620 (E of G 4520), originally from G 4522 (front): 14-3-16 (+ 14-3-23 + 14-3-32 = MFA 21.2602)
ID: HUMFA_C5713_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 4522
Description: Inscribed back support of headless limestone standing pair statue of Kap and his wife Hy found in sand debris N of NW corner of G 4620 (E of G 4520), originally from G 4522 (back): 14-3-16 (+ 14-3-23 + 14-3-32 = MFA 21.2602)
ID: HUMFA_C5714_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 4710
Description: Flints from G 4620: 14-3-19 (= MFA 14.1451); limestone ear from G 4710: 14-3-18
ID: HUMFA_C5715_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 4710
Description: Flints from G 4620: 14-3-19 (= MFA 14.1451): limestone ear from G 4710: 14-3-18
ID: HUMFA_C5723_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4630, G 4621, G 4623, G 4522, G 4521, G 4520
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4620 (to S) and G 4630 (to N), G 4621 (abutting S end of G 4630), pit of G 4623 (abutting N end of G 4620), G 4522 and G 4521 (abutting N end of G 4520), looking WSW from SW corner of G 4730 (Harvard Camp building in background)
ID: HUMFA_C5724_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620, G 4520, G 4522, G 4521, G 4523
Description: Cemetery G 4000: RR causeway between G 4620 (to E) and G 4520 (to W) being removed, NE corner of G 4520, G 4522 and G 4521 (abutting N end of G 4520), G 4523 (abutting E face of G 4520), looking SW from SW corner of G 4630
ID: HUMFA_C5732_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4522, G 4620, G 4520
Description: Head and fitting fragments (head and upper torso) of limestone statues from debris on E face of G 4520 and from between G 4620 and G 4520, originally from G 4522: left (fitting fragments): 14-3-22 (= MFA 14.1454, female head) + 14-3-29 (= MFA 14.1459, female torso); right: 14-3-20 (= MFA 14.1452, male head)
ID: HUMFA_C5734_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4520, G 4620, G 4525, G 4523
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4520 (to W) and G 4620 (to E), cleared, G 4525 and G 4523 (abutting E face of G 4520), looking N
ID: HUMFA_C5735_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4520, G 4620, G 4522, G 4521, G 4523
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street between G 4520 (to W) and G 4620 (to E), cleared, G 4522 and G 4521 (abutting N end of G 4520) and G 4523 (abutting E face of G 4520), looking SSW
ID: HUMFA_C5736_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4522, G 4620
Description: Limestone standing pair statue of Kap and his wife Hy from NW and W of G 4620 (E of G 4520), originally from G 4522 (front): 14-3-16 + 14-3-23 + 14-3-32 (= MFA 21.2602)
ID: HUMFA_C5745_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 4720
Description: Flints from G 4720 and G 4620 (obverse): flint on left [G 4720] 14-3-58a; flints in center from top to bottom: [G 4720] 14-3-58b, [G 4620] 14-3-59a (= MFA 14.1477.1), 14-3-59b (= MFA 14.1477.2), [G 4720] 14-3-58c; flints on right: [G 4620] 14-3-60 (= MFA 14.1478, upper), [G 4720] 14-3-58d (lower)
ID: HUMFA_C5746_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620, G 4720
Description: Flints from G 4720 and G 4620 (reverse): flint on left [G 4720] 14-3-58a; flints in center from top to bottom: [G 4720] 14-3-58b, [G 4620] 14-3-59a (= MFA 14.1477.1), 14-3-59b (= MFA 14.1477.2), [G 4720] 14-3-58c; flints on right: [G 4620] 14-3-60 (= MFA 14.1478, upper), [G 4720] 14-3-58d (lower)
ID: HUMFA_C5751_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620
Description: Pottery: flat-bottomed flared bowl and bag-shaped jar (mended, incomplete) from G 4620 A: 14-3-66 (= MFA 14.1481), 14-3-65 (= MFA 14.1480)
ID: HUMFA_C5752_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620
Description: Pottery: two-handled combed ware jar (mended, incomplete) from G 4620 A: 14-3-67 (= MFA 20.1914)
ID: HUMFA_C5753_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620
Description: Pottery: large flat-bottomed basin (mended, incomplete) from G 4620 A: 14-3-64
ID: HUMFA_C5789_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4411, G 4616, G 4518, G 4511, G 4620, G 4520
Description: Cemetery G 4000: street S of G 4620 and G 4520, G 4616 (abutting S end of G 4620), G 4518 and G 4511 (abutting N end of G 4510), looking W to entrance of G 4411 (= Lepsius 51)
ID: HUMFA_C6168_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620
Description: Head of alabaster statue from E of G 4620 (scale 1:2) (back): 14-3-2 (= MFA 14.1444.4) (rephotographed in combination with C6165, C6166, C6167, C6169 as C13989)
ID: HUMFA_C6169_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4620
Description: Head of alabaster statue from E of G 4620 (scale 1:2) (quarter view proper left): 14-3-2 (= MFA 14.1444.4 + MFA 14.1444.5) (rephotographed in combination with C6165, C6166, C6167, C6168 as C13989)
ID: HUMFA_A7181_NS
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: G 4620, E face, S end, inscribed block with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer, looking W
ID: PDM_1993.098.24
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: G 4620, E face, S end, inscribed block with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer, looking W
ID: PDM_01238
Subjects: Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 4620
Description: Cemetery G 4000: G 4620, SE corner, inscribed block with title and name [sS a nswt kAnfr] royal document scribe Kanefer on S end of E face, looking NW
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