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VIII. Description of Tombs in cem. 3000.
a new doorway and blocked with brick work,
contracted burial N. 3071 described above, p. 71.
In
the compartment thus formed was the
In the chamber were the following objects, embedded
in mud from the roof (noted by Green): grifg/
1. Alabaster cylindrical jar, thick walls, no cord, ''--Tyyg
Pl. 70b. Diam. 18 : h. 18 cm. vyw
2. Alabaster cylindrical jar, no cord, Pl. 70b.
Diam. 0 : h. 22I cm. t „ NT
7 * 143. N, 3031.
2 a. Yellow limestone, the upper part of a small Section of corbel,
jar which was made in two parts, Pl. 70b. £ '5°‘
Pink cement adheres to the lower edge. The lower part
alabaster cup no. 7. Diam. 7 cm.
3. Alabaster bulging jar, Pl. 70b. Diam. 7 : h. 12 cm.
4. Alabaster bowl, Pl. 70b. The bottom was a separate piece,
144. N. 3031.
Position ol objects I : $O.
may have been the
a disc with beveled
edge set in from below and cemented with pink cement. This disc had on the
bottom side six small holes (pits) filled with small pieces of alabaster cemented
in: on the other side were five wider (diam. ca. 3 mm) and shallower pits with-
out fillings.
5. Slate plate, Pl. 70b, numbered i2a by mistake. Diam. ca. 15.
6. Beads j Pl. 73°. The small dark disc beads are bright red carnelian, found mostly
under no. 2: the cylindrical beads are steatite (5 dull beads) and carnelian (1 polished
bead) found scattered among the stone vessels: the bright barrel-shaped bead is
carnelian, found near no. 15: the others are glazed beads, found scattered. The
irregular bits in the middle are decayed copper beads (?) found scattered among
the stone vessels. The large amulet was found in no. 13, see no. 13a.
7. Alabaster, lower part of a small jar, similar to that of which 2a was the upper
part Pl. 70b. Diam. 7 : h. 7I cm. The whole was similar to 3.
8. Volcanic ash cup, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12 : h. 9 cm.
9. Volcanic ash cylindrical jar, Pl. 70b.
10. Cylindrical jar of dull polished black ware, Pl. 70b. Diam. 8 : 9I cm.
11. Alabaster bulging jar, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12 : h. 12 cm.
12. Alabaster bulging jar, decomposed by water, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12.
12a. Volcanic ash saucer, Pl. 70b, numbered 13 by mistake. Diam. 14 : h. 2| cm. This
was under 12.
13. Alabaster saucer, Pl. 7ob, not 13 but just below 1. Diam. io|: h. 3 cm.
13 a. Limestone amulet, Pl. 73% on the right. The eyes are two bored out pits con-
taining each a small limestone ring set in with cement. The rounded back is
pierced by a hole (for the string) just behind the eyes. This was in no. 13.
14. Alabaster bulging jar, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12 : h. 9 cm.
15. Alabaster cylindrical jar, with cord, Pl. 7ob. Diam. 10 : h. 27 cm.
id. Alabaster cylindrical jar, no cord, Pl. 70b, to the right of no. 3.
VIII. Description of Tombs in cem. 3000.
a new doorway and blocked with brick work,
contracted burial N. 3071 described above, p. 71.
In
the compartment thus formed was the
In the chamber were the following objects, embedded
in mud from the roof (noted by Green): grifg/
1. Alabaster cylindrical jar, thick walls, no cord, ''--Tyyg
Pl. 70b. Diam. 18 : h. 18 cm. vyw
2. Alabaster cylindrical jar, no cord, Pl. 70b.
Diam. 0 : h. 22I cm. t „ NT
7 * 143. N, 3031.
2 a. Yellow limestone, the upper part of a small Section of corbel,
jar which was made in two parts, Pl. 70b. £ '5°‘
Pink cement adheres to the lower edge. The lower part
alabaster cup no. 7. Diam. 7 cm.
3. Alabaster bulging jar, Pl. 70b. Diam. 7 : h. 12 cm.
4. Alabaster bowl, Pl. 70b. The bottom was a separate piece,
144. N. 3031.
Position ol objects I : $O.
may have been the
a disc with beveled
edge set in from below and cemented with pink cement. This disc had on the
bottom side six small holes (pits) filled with small pieces of alabaster cemented
in: on the other side were five wider (diam. ca. 3 mm) and shallower pits with-
out fillings.
5. Slate plate, Pl. 70b, numbered i2a by mistake. Diam. ca. 15.
6. Beads j Pl. 73°. The small dark disc beads are bright red carnelian, found mostly
under no. 2: the cylindrical beads are steatite (5 dull beads) and carnelian (1 polished
bead) found scattered among the stone vessels: the bright barrel-shaped bead is
carnelian, found near no. 15: the others are glazed beads, found scattered. The
irregular bits in the middle are decayed copper beads (?) found scattered among
the stone vessels. The large amulet was found in no. 13, see no. 13a.
7. Alabaster, lower part of a small jar, similar to that of which 2a was the upper
part Pl. 70b. Diam. 7 : h. 7I cm. The whole was similar to 3.
8. Volcanic ash cup, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12 : h. 9 cm.
9. Volcanic ash cylindrical jar, Pl. 70b.
10. Cylindrical jar of dull polished black ware, Pl. 70b. Diam. 8 : 9I cm.
11. Alabaster bulging jar, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12 : h. 12 cm.
12. Alabaster bulging jar, decomposed by water, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12.
12a. Volcanic ash saucer, Pl. 70b, numbered 13 by mistake. Diam. 14 : h. 2| cm. This
was under 12.
13. Alabaster saucer, Pl. 7ob, not 13 but just below 1. Diam. io|: h. 3 cm.
13 a. Limestone amulet, Pl. 73% on the right. The eyes are two bored out pits con-
taining each a small limestone ring set in with cement. The rounded back is
pierced by a hole (for the string) just behind the eyes. This was in no. 13.
14. Alabaster bulging jar, Pl. 70b. Diam. 12 : h. 9 cm.
15. Alabaster cylindrical jar, with cord, Pl. 7ob. Diam. 10 : h. 27 cm.
id. Alabaster cylindrical jar, no cord, Pl. 70b, to the right of no. 3.