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Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1156

Cemetery G 1100: G 1156 Y, roofing stones and false door, looking NW

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C11406_OS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Western Cemetery: Site: Giza; View: G 1156
  • Date
    1904-1905
  • Remarks
    NB: position of false door in photo does not coincide with drawn plan for G 1156 Y
  • Problems/Questions
    tomb identification verified based on small amount of inscription visible at top of false door (cf. B7619_NS)
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 1156

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

People 1

Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Photographer
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.