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685_BeH_W

Container owner

name
title
sex ?

Container properties

number 1015
material wood
present location
state of preservation complete
period OK
dynasty 5
type
updated typology rectangular (long with udjat eyes)
shape rectangular (box)
lid flat
length ?
width ?
height ?
inscription no
decoration yes
inner decoration no
description plain, stout wooden coffin, dull yellow colour on the exterior, udjat eyes on the E wall (N part)
notes

Container findspot

locality Beni Hassan
site
location
tomb type rock-cut
code of tomb 1015
material of tomb
dating OK, 5
tomb owner
social position
title
shaft yes
burial apartment burial chamber
body inside yes
archaeological context primary
remarks on archaeological context burial in a wooden coffin inside a burial chamber; a wooden ka-statuette between N side of the coffin and N wall of the burial chamber; sealed pottery jars in the S part

Bibliography
Garstang, John
1907 The burial customs of ancient Egypt as illustrated by tombs of the Middle Kingdom; being a report of excavations made in the necropolis of Beni Hassan during 1902-3-4, London: Archibald Constable & Co LTD, pp. 31–33.