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Tuesday, October 19, 1926
Day of rest.

Wednesday, October 20, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
No. 1351: Continued clearing No. 1351, the inlaid boards on top of sarcophagus. This occupied the whole day and was done by Wheeler.

No. 1169: resumed. See A4334.
(231)-(245) potsherds as before.

No. 1078: resumed. See A4334.
(75) large fragments of red brown ware basin, as 1074
(76) small fragments of same
(77) scrap of gold from canopy beam
(78) large fragments red ware bowl as 1075.

No. 1044: See pages 1039 - 1042 and A4334, etc, for load see 1078(74).
Alabaster bowl [ILLUSTRATION]
The outside is not symmetrical but disfigured by ten irregular depressions.

*A4335: southeast corner general, looking east-eastnorth
*A4336: general, looking north (from opp. coffin, on south wall)

No. 1032: Continued clearing up 1351 (Wheeler).

*A4337: general, looking north [SYMBOL] on table
*A4338: general, looking northeast, on table
*A4439: general, looking northeast, wide lens on long legs
*A4340: general, looking northeast, usual lens, on long legs

Thursday, October 21, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
Dismounted the east-west beam (No. 3)

*A4341: general, looking south, from bottom of shaft
*A4342: general, looking south, from bottom of shaft

No. 1170: Removed splashes of plaster at southwest corner of coffin.

*A4343: general, looking south, from bottom of shaft

Dismounted beams (1) and (2) and legs, and sent all up out of pit.

No. 1171: Brushed dust and crumbled plaster off ledge of cut in west wall.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.19.p.564
Alternate IDs
Vol.19.p.564; HUMFA_Vol.19.p.564
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
10/19/1926; 10/20/1926; 10/21/1926
Title
Vol.19.p.564
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 1

Modern People 2

Published Documents 2