12358B | 1929,1017.101
| Description (Catalog Card): | Canopy (?) Fragments. (A) The mosaic border of the curved bar. (B) The top bar (?) with gold bands, silver plating, mosaic band and shell rings and studs and (C) Staves with copper spearheads mounted with gold foil.1 |
| Find Context (Catalog Card): | PG 1237 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Silver2 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Shell2 |
| Material (Catalog Card): | Gold2 |
| U Number: | 12358B |
| Object Type: | Tools and Equipment >> Maces, Sceptres, Staves >> Rods and Bars |
| Museum: | British Museum |
| Season Number: | 07: 1928-1929 |
| Description (Modern): | Artefact |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Gold |
| Material: | Organic Remains >> Shell |
| Material: | Inorganic Remains >> Metal >> Silver |
| Museum Number (BM Big Number): | 122293a |
| Museum Number (BM Registration Number): | 1929,1017.101 |
| [1] Woolley's description |
| [2] Material as described by Woolley |
Files
| Location | Context Title | Context Description | Description (Modern) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG/1237 | Woolley called this the 'Great Death Pit' because it is the largest of all the death pits in the royal cemetery. He found 74 bodies within but did not find a built chamber, an aspect he believed essential to royal tombs. Woolley declared the chamber must have been completely looted away and pointed to small amounts of rubble as evidence of this, but in fact the large size of this death pit and the particular wealth displayed by Body 61 may indicate that the primary burial was among the attendants in this case. | (none) |
- 1 Location
| Media | Media Title | Title | Label | Author | Omeka Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 1130-1237_p266 | Royal Cemetary Notes 1130-1237_p266 | (none) | |
| Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards | Royal Cemetary Notes 1130-1237_p205 | Royal Cemetary Notes 1130-1237_p205 | (none) |
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