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microfilm: begin page 370

Saturday, July 18, 1936

work on
(1) G 2416 D
(2) G 2424

(1) G 2416
G 2416 D: Bill down in chamber III. Removed the wooden semi-circular end piece [36-7-33] and the colored decayed cloth [36-7-36, 36-7-37].

(2) G 2424
On the top of the mastaba. In exposing the lining on east and north and the shafts, limestone debris, dubsh, sand and black debris. Exposed three shafts. Not yet numbered and not yet started in. Exposed the lining on north only and not on east.

Sunday, July 19, 1936

work on
(1) 2416 A, D
(2) G 2418 G, V
(3) G 2424
(4) G 2425
(5) G 2426

(1) G 2416
G 2416 A: Mohammed Sayyed down into the chamber. To draw the remains of the wooden coffin and the fragments of bones which were inside the cut in rock coffin. Coffin cleaned and found empty. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 2416 D: In chamber III: Removed the remains of the colored cloth and the bones of the body. Found underneath the body: barrel beads and ring beads. Cleared. Drawing on page 371.

(2) G 2418
G 2418 G: Removed the body from chamber II. Cleared. Drawing.

[ILLUSTRATION]

microfilm: end page 370

Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.29.p.370
Alternate IDs
Vol.29.p.370; HUMFA_Vol.29.p.370
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
07/18/1936; 07/19/1936
Title
Vol.29.p.370
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 4

Photos 1

Modern People 3

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