Limestone sarcophagus of Rawer [III]
Limestone sarcophagus, with palace facade decoration on four sides, from the tomb of the overseer of royal works, Rawer [III]
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- ID
- EMC_JE_51950
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- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Coffins and sarcophagi
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- Findspot
- G 8310
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- Sarcophagus: 2.54 x 1.23 x 0.94 m; lid: H 0.33 m
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- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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- Cairo Special Register number
- EMC_SR_2/14692
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
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- Excavator
- Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
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- Owner
- Rawer [III] (G 8310)
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- Object owned by
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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- Notes
- Brought to Cairo Museum by Baraize, December 12, 1927.
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- Remarks
- RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_XI_Sp010-011LR; RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Emile Baraize; Rawer [III] (G 8310); RELATED SITE(S): G 8310
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- Site Name Central Field (Hassan)
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Donadoni Roveri, Sarcofagi egizi 125-6 [B 40] Tav. xxiii [1], xxvii [2]; Mitry Illus. Cat. 6039. See Brief Descr. No. 6039.
Ancient People
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- Type Owner
- Remarks Owner of G 8310 = Lepsius 94.
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates French, 1874–1952
- Remarks French engineer working for the Service des Antiquities who excavated around the Sphinx from 1926-1936.
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- Type Object owned by