Vol.20.p.648

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Friday, January 21, 1927 (continued)

(3) G 7143 (continued)
cut in rock; practically no debris in chamber; remains of decayed wooden box with skull towards north and broken bones. Around the head, fragments of coffin with design; covered with gold frit; left for photo. On the floor towards door, a group of broken copper models [ILLUSTRATION] also four model knives (as in Impy tomb) c.f. knives of Hetepheres.
[ILLUSTRATION]
slightly hollowed. c.f. the hieroglyph [GLYPHS], a stack of four or seven such knives tied together. Also fragments of a small model basin of copper.
Near the bones: fragments of copper bands covered with plaster and gold foil, bracelet, diadem.
[ILLUSTRATION] and part of a crown?
[ILLUSTRATION] plaster with black lines; frame covered with gold frit.
The breaks on these models show patination but much less than the original green patination. Therefore plundering took place after the formation of green patina but yet not recently.

(4) G 7144
The low rubble structure (perhaps 2 or 3 different mastabas) number G 7144 runs on south and today we opened pits H to L
G 7144 H: Depth 70 cm; ends at rock; unused.
G 7144 I: Depth 72 cm; ends at rock; unused.
G 7144 J: Depth 155 cm; enters rock; no chamber; unused.
G 7144 K: Depth 67 cm; small chamber on south built of rubble; empty.
G 7144 L: Depth 150 cm; ends at rock; fragments of human bones show burial in bottom of pit, destroyed by thieves.

(5) G 7145 [= G 7145+7147]
The removal G 7100 Pt i and ii revealed the fact that G 7145 is the front part of G 7151 (excavated 1925-6). Began clearing offering room (a) and opened pit A. Down 80 cm in A; thieves debris (earlier than Ptolemaic walls above).

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