Vol.17.p.344
Diary Transcription:
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Thursday, May 13, 1926
Cool weather.
Work on:
(1) G 7000 X.
(1) G 7000 X
*A3824
Removed 456 (36)-(45)
Began removing (Z)-6. This is in two registers.
1) above 51 inlays [ILLUSTRATION] in gold frame.
2) below blocks a, b, c, d, e, f, g.
a, c, e, g - four blocks of nine [ILLUSTRATION]
b, d, f - three inlaid gold flowers
Each register has its own border in the space between and these borders were not joined.
The total length was about 61 cm.
The flower d was disturbed thrust up under the upper register.
The upper register was broken in two places above and to east of d but all but one of the inlays lay under d. d lacked several inlays.
Friday, May 14, 1926
We were all vaccinated this morning by Fletcher Basset.
Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(1) G 7000 X
Finished removing (Z)-6.
Removed 456 (46)-(53)
Under (Z)-6 layer of wood powder (thin) on floor dust.
*A3825
Removed 456 (54)-(60) fragments from (B) and (K) lying on southeast corner of area.
Cleaned up under (Z)-6.
Drew plan of this the last layer of inlays in this area, scale 1:2.
*A3826: under (Z)-6, east
*A3827: under (Z)-6, west
*A3828: under (Z)-6, whole
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 05/13/1926; 05/14/1926
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- Mentioned on page
- Dr. Fletcher Basset
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates
- Remarks Doctor who vaccinated expedition staff
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.