570_Saq_W

Container owner

nameunknown
title
sexmale

Container properties

numberBurial 63
materialwood
present location
state of preservationalmost complete
periodOK
dynasty6 (Pepy II)
typerectangular (long)
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidflat
length175 cm
width50 cm
height28 cm (preserved part)
inscriptionno
decorationno
inner decorationno
descriptionrectangular coffin, exterior whitewashed
notesno evidence of decoration
phase Fd

Container findspot

localitySaqqara
siteNorth Saqqara
locationW of the Step Pyramid, between enclosure wall and Dry Moat
tomb type?
code of tombanonymous tomb XII
material of tomb?
datingOK (6)
tomb ownerunknown
social position
title
shaft36
burial apartmentburial chamber
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextgrid square: 2103/2104
coffin in SW part of the burial chamber
body in the S part of the coffin (it moved inside during the funeral)
bead (S/00/6.P3)

Bibliography
Myśliwiec, Karol (ed.)
2013 Saqqara V. Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 1, Varsovie: Neriton, pp. 87, 90, fig. 36, pls. LXIII.
2013 Saqqara V. Old Kingdom structures between the Step Pyramid complex and the Dry Moat. Part 2, Varsovie: Neriton, p. 427.