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Thursday, May 16, 1935 (continued)

(3) G 1166 [= G 1163+1166]
G 1166 B: Removed the body [35-5-7] from chamber II. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(4) G 1172+62 [= G 1162+1172]
G 1172+62 A: Removed the skeleton from the chamber. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(5) G 1208
G 1208 B: Removed the objects which was found in chamber II: thirty-five small alabaster dishes, two small alabaster dishes broken, two alabaster ink pots, two alabaster kohl pots [alabaster model vessels: 35-5-9, 35-5-10, 35-5-11, 35-5-12], small copper chisels [copper tools: 35-5-13, 35-5-14, 35-5-15, 35-5-16, 35-5-17, 35-5-18, 35-5-19] and some broken potsherds from dishes [35-5-20]. Cleared chamber II. Chamber I not cleared.

(6) G 2210
G 2210 a: In room. Sand, limestone debris, dubsh and pebbles. Clear for drawing.

Friday, May 17, 1935

Work on
(1) G 1055 G
(2) G 1064 A
(3) G 2210

(1) G 1055
G 1055 G: Removed chamber roof. Stones and dubsh. Body [35-5-23] head on north. Body left for photo.

(2) G 1064
G 1064 A: Lined with dubsh and stones above and rock below. Total depth 1.6 meters. Excavated before 1.3 meters. Sand, pebbles and black debris. Chamber on east. Lined with stones and roofed with stones. No blocking. On north opened into another chamber of another pit. Found in chamber debris: scattered bones of two bodies [35-5-21]. Cleared. Drawing on page 51.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.27.p.050
Alternate IDs
Vol.27.p.050; HUMFA_Vol.27.p.050
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
05/16/1935; 05/17/1935
Title
Vol.27.p.050
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 6

Photos 1

Modern People 2