Vol.17.p.277
Diary Transcription:
microfilm: begin page 277
Wednesday, March 31, 1926
One hundred and thirteenth day of work.
Weather: fine.
Wind: north.
Workmen:
ninety-five (95)
Work on:
(1) G 7200
(2) G 7230 B
(3) G 7330 B
(4) G 7000 X
Cars emptied:
Line VIII to 8:00 am: 196, 8:30 to noon: 160, 1:00 to 5:00 pm: 187
total: 543
(1) Street G 7200
Clearing the debris from street G 7200, between mastabas G 7230 and G 7330, by Line VIII.
Found:
one inscribed limestone block
one inscribed limestone block (Roman)
one inscribed and painted fragment, limestone
one small fragment inscribed limestone
one broken green faience Isis
one fragment blue faience
one red pottery bowl
one fragment green faience
(2) G 7230
G 7230 B: Clearing filling from pit No. G 7230 B, in mastaba G 7230. Gebel begins at 4.33 meters down. Down altogether 7.9 meters.
(3) G 7330
G 7330 B: Clearing filling of debris from pit No. G 7330 B in mastaba G 7330. Gebel at 4 meters down on west, 4.8 meters on south, down altogether 5.13 meters.
Found: one fragment iron and copper nail (?)
(4) G 7000 X
Dunham drew plan one-half scale of [ILLUSTRATION] and objects therein, No. 317 - 319.
*A3749 at noon
First removed displaced inlays No. 317 (1)-(32)
These belonged as follows:
(Z) - (3), (4), (6), (14), (16)-(20), (23)-(25), (29)
(Y) - (10), (13), (26)-(28), (30)-(31)
(Q) - (1), (2), (5), (15), (21), (22)
Rest unidentified.
microfilm: end page 277
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_Vol.17.p.277
- Alternate IDs
- Vol.17.p.277; HUMFA_Vol.17.p.277
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
- Entry Date
- 03/31/1926
- Title
- Vol.17.p.277
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
