440_Qau_P

Container owner

name
title
sexfemale

Container properties

number
materialclay
present location
state of preservation
periodEDP–OK
dynasty2–3
type
updated typology
shape
lid
length84 cm
width51 cm
height64 cm
inscription
decoration
inner decoration
description
notes

Container findspot

localityQau el-Kebir
sitecemetery 500
location
tomb typepit
code of tombNo. 514
material of tomb
datingEDP–OK, 2–3
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft
burial apartment
body insideyes
archaeological contextprimary
remarks on archaeological contextWall of bricks stood against the north end of the coffin. The body inside the coffin was covered with mud. One pot was found to the south of the coffin.

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