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Qau Tomb 462

an undisturbed tomb of the late Sixth Dynasty or early First Intermediate Period (about 2150 - 2100 BC)

(for the selection of objects in the tomb compare: burial customs)

section of the shaft tomb

measurements: shaft: 0.762 x 1.905 x 3.606 (depth) m

chamber: 0.889 x 1.905 x 0.762 m

the sex of the tomb owner is not known

UC 17734, a copper mirror

UC 17734

UC 17735

UC 17735

 

UC 17732 UC 17731

 

UC 17733

UC 17733

UC 17736

UC 17736

 

the pottery types found:

UC 17729 (91c)

UC 17729

UC 17728 (8k)

UC 17728

Seidlmayer 1990: 133, 395 (on the dating of the tomb by the pottery; the author dates it to the end of the Sixth Dynasty)

 


 

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