424_Qau_P

Container owner

name
title
sex

Container properties

number
materialpottery
present location
state of preservation
periodOK
dynasty4
type
updated typology
shapepot
lid
length
width
height
inscription
decoration
inner decoration
description
notes

Container findspot

localityQau el-Kebir
sitecemetery 800
location
tomb typepit
code of tombNo. 819
material of tomb
datingOK, 4
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft
burial apartment
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextRound burial pit with a ledge on which stood an inverted pot. Around the pot were placed large stones to keep the pot in position. Two fine polished red vases were found approximately on the ledge.

Bibliography
Brunton, Guy – Gardiner, Alan Henderson – Petrie, William Matthew Flinders
1927 Qau and Badari. Volume I, London: Quaritch, p. 22.

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