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Fragments of wood coffin (?)

Four fragments of wood probably from coffin; two show mortises in thickness for joining boards with wood tongue, tongue could not have been more than 4 mm wide (bar shrinkage), three pieces fit together. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_15-12-77
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
  • Findspot
    G 4512, pit
  • Material
    Wood
  • Dimensions
    Width: across grain: 14; mortise: 6.4 cm Length: with grain: 16 cm Thickness: 1.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/29/1915
  • Problems/Questions
    Problem: provenance: which pit ?; no work on G 4512 recorded for December 29, 1915

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4512

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1