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Description | N 2090 (TC) Map C5; photo B 7146. Few traces of decayed cord showed that there had been a coffin. Bead girdle 8 strings. Behind back, order from above was white shell (1), white and black (2), white shell (3), white shell (5), white and black (4), white and black (7), green (8), white (6). 7 and 8 did not go over left ilium. 7 came round underneath into position next to 4. 8 went over 6 and under 7 and 4 and came up between 7 and 6. Under right ilium, order from above was 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. All strings went over right ilium. Strings were not fastened together in any way as strings crossed especially at sides where they kept no sort of order. By right arm, few strings[ed.:?] green glaze and shell beads and 1 carnelian possibly bracelet. Round neck, string of tiny glaze disc beads. Also, a few of the beads by neck, but these may have come from girdle as beads were much scattered (6-14397,6-14398, 6-14399, 6-14400, 6-14401, 6-14402, 6-14403, 6-14404, 6-14405, 6-14407). Remains of coffin, but measurements [ed.:?]. [ed.: According to Hearst Museum records, 6-14406 (djed pendant) and 6-14408 (pot stand) are from this burial.] |
Suggested Citation
Vanessa Davies. (2020) "Tomb 2090 from Africa/Egypt/Naga ed-Deir/Cemetery 2000". In The Phoebe A. Hearst Expedition to Naga ed-Deir, Cemeteries N 2000 and N 2500. Vanessa Davies (Ed). Released: 2020-12-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/fb8a0f74-323b-45e4-9a16-64e59d8f99ae> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2dr33028
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