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Fragments of pottery jars

Potsherds: a) five [shoulder] jars (cf. 13-11-117, 13-11-119, 13-11-120, 13-11-121), [Type A II b]; variation in wash and texture as [in examples cited]. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_13-12-16a
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4540 A
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/12/1913, 12/13/1913, 12/14/1913
  • Remarks
    Smaller amount of potsherds found than in G 4140-G 4440, two-handled jars were wanting.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4540

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 480.

    Reisner, George A., and William Stevenson Smith. The Tomb of Hetep-Heres the Mother of Cheops: a Study of Egyptian Civilization in the Old Kingdom. A History of the Giza Necropolis 2. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955, p. 69 (misidentified as 13-2-16a).