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Saturday, April 13, 1940 (continued)

(2) G 2473
G 2473 A: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with masonry and cut in rock below. It is south of B. Total depth 5.0 meters, sand, limestone debris, red debris and traces of bones. Chamber on west cut in rock. No blocking. The chamber was full of bad rock debris.
Found in chamber debris:
three limestone canopic jars with their lids [40-4-41]
four copper kohl sticks (complete) [40-4-42]
one copper kohl stick (broken in two) [40-4-42]
four broken fragments of kohl sticks (copper) [40-4-42]
one copper chisel broken in three [40-4-42]
eight fragments of copper chisels [40-4-42]
nineteen faience pendants [40-4-43h]
three faience cylinder beads (holes vertically) [40-4-43]
three semicircular end pieces of faience [40-4-43g]
__ faience cylinder beads [40-4-43]
__ faience [ring] beads [40-4-43]
Drawing of shaft.

G 2473 B: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of A and south of C. Total depth 2.1 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. Found in shaft debris: fragment of basis of a limestone statuette (showing parts of feet and toes). Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2473 C: In shaft. Lined with rubble. It is north of B, down 1.9 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber in shaft running east-west and roofed with slabs with traces of mud, left for photo.

(3) G 2474
G 2474 A: In shaft and chamber. Lined above with rubble and cut in rock below. It is north of B and south of C. Total depth 3.2 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and dirty debris. Chamber on west cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2474 B: In shaft. Lined above with rubble and cut in rock below. It is south of A. Total depth 1.65 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.36.p.954
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.36.p.954; Vol.36.p.954
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
04/13/1940
Title
Vol.36.p.954
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 2

Photos 1

Modern People 2