414_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 400
location
tomb type
code of tombNo. 459
material of tomb
datingOK, 4
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft
burial apartment
body insideyes
archaeological context
remarks on archaeological contextA large pot (58 × 38 cm) was placed inverted over the body. Stones were situated around to prevent shifting (?) when the grave was filled in. The burial also contained two offering pots, both of them broke after the inverted pot was placed over them.

Bibliography
Brunton, Guy – Gardiner, Alan Henderson – Petrie, William Matthew Flinders
1927 Qau and Badari. Volume I, London: Quaritch, p. 21.