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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple

Four greywacke triads from Menkaure valley temple: Theban nome (= published no. 10 = Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678), Jackal nome (= published no. 11 = Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40679), Hare nome (= published no. 9 = MFA 09.200), nome of Diospolis Parva (Bat) (= published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 46499) (photographed in Harvard Camp courtyard)

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_A278_NS
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Subjects
    Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
  • Date
    September 1908
  • Problems/Questions
    VERIFIED: identifications verified; objects not registered (no registration records from this date); MFA accession numbers verified
  • Photographer
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 1

Finds 4

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.