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Meydum, tomb 141 (Fourth Dynasty ?)

tomb 141

UC 8588

headrest

Petrie/Mackay/Wainwright 1910: 31, pl. 21


Mackay described the tomb (op. cit. 31):

Adult man. Head N(orth). Wooden headrest beneath skull. Body on the left side facing E(ast). Legs slightly bent. Left arm contracted, hand before face. Right arm straight, hand just below and lying close to pelvis. Long linen garment.

 


 

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