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Sunday, April 7, 1912 (continued)

The mastaba west of Lepsius 20 - 21 is a large mud brick filled mastaba. The serdab of Lepsius 20 has been entered by thieves (date indeterminable). The northern end = Lepsius 21 has two niches not one as shown in Text Bank I to Lepsius Denkmaler page 45.
Around the northwestern edge of the old excavation second year (1904-5) are a number of stone mastabas.

[ILLUSTRATION]

These will repay excavation and the dump can be run out over the small mud brick mastabas.
At the northeast corner, in the debris above the roof of G 2231 X, found the basis of a [small pair statue of limestone [MFA 12.1485]...]

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.03.p.084
Alternate IDs
Vol.03.p.084; HUMFA_Vol.03.p.084
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
04/07/1912
Title
Vol.03.p.084
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 2

Photos 1

Ancient People 1

Modern People 1