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Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 45, GW 46, GW 47, GW 56

Wadi Cemetery: GW 47 (foreground center), GW 46 (background center, W of GW 47), GW 45 (background left, S of GW 46, wood marker not visible), portion of GW 56 (background right, W of GW 46), looking SW

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_C11002_OS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem): Site: Giza; View: GW 45, GW 46, GW 47, GW 56
  • Date
    September 1904
  • Problems/Questions
    view from NE changed to looking SW; original photo register entry read "GW 46-47"; description expanded to include specific tomb numbers (no wood markers visible in image) based on comparison with other photos of area, see C11001
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 4

  • GW 45

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 46

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 47

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

  • GW 56

    • Site Name Wadi Cemetery (Reisner; north of W. Cem)

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.