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Saturday, March 9, 1912

these two mastabas [G 2200 = G 5080, G 2190] except the gangs working on the pit of Lepsius 23 [= G 2000] and that of G 2130.

Sunday, March 10, 1912

Before the northern niche of G 2200 [= G 5080] found the body of a limestone statuette, a standing man.

[ILLUSTRATION]
Steindorff's dump.
The debris on the street before G 2200 [= G 5080] indicated a room paved with stone.

In G 2130, reached entrance to chamber. Small hole broken in the masonry block. After passing through a layer of boulders bedded in dirt we came on nearly clean sand with only a few stones.
It is clear that the pit was found by stone thieves and the upper courses of stone removed. The pit was probably entered in ancient times (see Lepsius 23 [= G 2000] and sand in bottom), as well

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.03.p.056
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.03.p.056; Vol.03.p.056
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
03/09/1912; 03/10/1912
Title
Vol.03.p.056
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 4

Photos 1

Modern People 1