Vol.09.p.055
Diary Transcription:
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Saturday, December 4, 1915 (continued)
[G 3008 (continued)]
each figure.
N.B. saw the mud brick vault (no. 3) with interlocking bricks [ILLUSTRATION].
Sunday, December 5, 1915
day 39
Work on
(1) G 4715 pits A and B
(2) G 4714 top and pit A
(3) G 4811 pit B
(4) front of G 4611 (G 4613)
(1) G 4715
In G 4715 A was found the front part of the basis (and toes of one foot) of a statuette [15-12-13] of hard yellow limestone (in two pieces). This was a separate piece pegged on the main piece [ILLUSTRATION]. In G 4715 was found fragments of several bowl (R.P. [red polished?] ware, recurved rims [ILLUSTRATION]) [15-12-17, 15-12-18], some faded faience cylinder beads [15-12-16], some gold leaf [15-12-15], and a mud sealing with seal impression [15-12-19].
[ILLUSTRATION]
"House of User-en-Ra" supposed by Bochardt (User-en-Ra [Niuserre] page____) to be the pyramid temple of U. See also Vyse and Perring "Pyramids of Giza" III page 17 plate.
[ILLUSTRATION]
This is undoubtedly the impression of the seal of an official of the pyramid of User-en-Ra [Niuserre]. The structure in which the pit occurs is not earlier than the complex G 4810 and this in turn is later than the causeway to G 5230 (i.e. later than G 5230)
[ILLUSTRATION]
(2) G 4714
Work continued on top of G 4714, beginning pit A to the northeast of O, a stone faced pit.
(3) G 4811
Pit G 4811 B built against the north face of G 4714, was cleared. The chamber is to the east with its long axis north and south. In the chamber, still in place, were the following: a fluted column and basis of an alabaster head rest [15-12-20] (possibly not the same one) [ILLUSTRATION], four limestone canopic jars, alabaster models [15-12-21], pottery models and fragments of wood. The coffin had been opened at the north
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Details
- ID
- HUMFA_Vol.09.p.055
- Alternate IDs
- Vol.09.p.055; HUMFA_Vol.09.p.055
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
- Entry Date
- 12/04/1915; 12/05/1915
- Title
- Vol.09.p.055
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
