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An undisturbed man's burial in shaft tomb inside a coffin. Under the head was found a headrest.Petrie/Mackay 1915: 19: 'The body was wrapped in a light linen garment.' |
vessel UC 17645
Kafr Ammar Tomb 548
Date: Old Kingdom (about 2500 - 2300 BC)
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An undisturbed man's burial in shaft tomb inside a coffin. Under the head was found a headrest.Petrie/Mackay 1915: 19: 'The body was wrapped in a light linen garment.' |
vessel UC 17645
Petrie/Mackay 1915: 19, pl. XVII, XVIII, 3
Measurements of the tomb: 243 x 73 152 (depth) cm
Measurements of the coffin: 172 x 38 x 40 (depth) cm
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