409_Qau_P

Container owner

name
title
sexmale

Container properties

number
materialpottery
present location
state of preservation
periodEDP–OK
dynasty2–3
type
updated typology
shaperectangular
lidvaulted
length89 cm
width64 cm
height46 cm
inscription
decoration
inner decoration
descriptionRectangular pottery coffin with vaulted lid. The lid has 4 handles, 2 at each end.
notes

Container findspot

localityQau el-Kebir
sitecemetery 500
location
tomb typepit
code of tombNo. 544
material of tomb
datingEDP–OK, 2–3
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft
burial apartment
body insideyes
archaeological contextsecondary
remarks on archaeological contextIrregular burial pit with a pottery coffin. One pottery bowl was found 38 cm above southeast corner of the coffin, according to Brunton it may not be contemporary with the burial.

Bibliography
Brunton, Guy – Gardiner, Alan Henderson – Petrie, William Matthew Flinders
1927 Qau and Badari. Volume I, London: Quaritch, p. 12, pls. 10, 22.