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*Original paper documents for Chapter 11 are in archival boxes K04 and K05 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Date
- about 1934–1942
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Hetepheres I (G 7000 X)
Ancient People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Wife of King Snefru, founder of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty, and mother of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid. Her burial was hidden in a secret chamber (labeled G 7000 X) nearly 90 feet underground, and contained beautiful pieces of gilded and inlaid wooden furniture, silver jewelry, and a large alabaster sarcophagus that was found to be mysteriously empty.
Modern People
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- Type Author
- 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.
ID: HUMFA_C5553_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4631
Description: Pottery: tall shoulder jar with ridged neck from G 4631 B: 14-1-47 (= MFA 20.1883)
ID: HUMFA_C5412_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4440
Description: Pottery model jars from G 4440 A: top row: 13-11-103 (= MFA 13.5669); bottom row: 13-11-101 (= MFA 13.5667), 13-11-102 (= MFA 13.5668,), 13-11-104 (= MFA 13.5670), 13-11-124 (= MFA 13.5687)
ID: HUMFA_C5413_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4440
Description: Pottery model jars from G 4440 A: 13-11-101 (= MFA 13.5667), 13-11-102 (= MFA 13.5668), 13-11-103 (= MFA 13.5669), 13-11-124 (= MFA 13.5687), 13-11-104 (= MFA 13.5670)
