Abydos, tomb 291
date: Middle Kingdom
Undisturbed burial of a man (?) in a wooden coffin. Excavated by Petrie in 1925; not published. Description of the tomb card for the jewellery: 'round the neck, bug round carnelian and 1 carnelian amulet' (must be UC 43080) Not in the Petrie Museum: the mirror |
the finds (click on the pictures for a larger image)
(for the selection of objects in the tomb compare: burial customs)
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