Griffith Institute Archive

Petrie MSS 5.7.40c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Photograph of young palm trees, near Abu Rawash.
-Caption:
'Young palms near AbuRoash.'
-Also label for 'Double palm, & small one in front.'.

[424] Atl tree. near Kerdaseh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.40d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A tamarisk tree (an alt tree), under which a person named Ali is seated; the pyramids of Giza are in the background.
-TopBib iii2.11.
-Caption:
'Atl tree.
near Kerdaseh.'.

Also labels for 'Ali' and 'Pyramids.'.

[425] Mischief, Independence, and Wonder. Gizeh

Petrie MSS 5.7.23b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: mischievous children.
-Caption:
'Mischief, Independence, and Wonder. Gizeh'.

[426] "Oh! horrors! he is going to photograph me." Gizeh

Petrie MSS 5.7.24a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: women in Giza.
-Caption:
'"Oh! horrors! he is going to photograph me." Gizeh'.

[427] A second shot, when the first is done.

Petrie MSS 5.7.24c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: women at Giza.
-Caption:
'A second shot, when the first is done.'.

[428] Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.23a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: an respected figure of Giza, Sheikh Seidi, with a friend.
-Caption:
'Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.'.

[42] Lance-heads

Petrie MSS 5.3.09d [lower right]
Item
1898-1899

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Abadiyeh.
-Photograph of lance-heads from grave B 86.

[430] Modesty begins early.

Petrie MSS 5.7.27b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: group of girls.
-Caption:
'Modesty begins early.'.

[432] My friend Shekh Omar

Petrie MSS 5.7.23c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-A respected figure of Giza, Sheikh Omar, formally receiving visitors or guests.
-Caption:
'My friend Shekh Omar
holding a levée in a sunny corner.
Gizeh'.

[433] Shekh Omar begged a group not to run away from the camera

Petrie MSS 5.7.27a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: locals unwilling to be photographed despite Sheikh Omar's demand.
-Caption:
'Shekh Omar begged a group not to run away from the camera
they did not - they only turned round a little.'.

[434] When they thought I had done, curiosity got the better of them.

Petrie MSS 5.7.27c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: gathering of locals.
-Caption:
'When they thought I had done, curiosity got the better of them.'.

[435] The village well. Gizeh

Petrie MSS 5.7.23d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: people at the village well at Giza.
-Caption:
'The village well. Gizeh'.

[436] Serpent killed by my tomb. Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.7.29b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Life on excavation: hanging snake killed in the tomb where Petrie lived at Giza.
-Caption:
'Serpent killed by my tomb.
Gizeh.'.
-Also label for '5 ft rod.'.

[437] The scavenger's daughters.

Petrie MSS 5.7.20b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life (daughters of a scavenger) in Giza.
-Caption:
'The scavenger's daughters.
taken unaware with diagonal mirror. Gizeh.'

[438] The scavenger's daughters.

Petrie MSS 5.7.20d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life (daughters of a scavenger) in Giza.
-Caption:
'The scavenger's daughters.
by diagonal mirror. Gizeh'.

[439] A hanger-on at the Kiosk.

Petrie MSS 5.7.26a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: people hanging around.
-Caption:
'A hanger-on at the Kiosk.
by diagonal mirror.'

[43] Head with hair pins

Petrie MSS 5.3.02a [upper left]
Item
1898-1899

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Abadiyeh.

[440] Large tomb West of Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.25a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). West Field, tomb G5110, Duaenre.
Caption reads:
'Large tomb West of great Pyramid.
No 44 Lepsius. This is the best example of a mastaba tomb.
mean angle 75º 55' ± 6; angle of 4 rise on 1 base 75º 58''

[441] Tomb West of Great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.25b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). West Field.
Caption reads:
'Tomb West of Great Pyramid.
shewing the way in which the side was rounded
over to the flat top.'

[443] The Pyramids

Petrie MSS 5.7.03d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert, with the pyramids of Giza in the background.
-TopBib iii2.11.
-Caption reads:
'The Pyramids,
From reef of limestone rock in desert.'

[444] Edge of limestone reef in the desert (443)

Petrie MSS 5.7.04c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert (probably near Giza).
-Caption:
'Edge of limestone reef in the desert (443)'.

[445] Limestone rocks in the desert (443)

Petrie MSS 5.7.04a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert, with a glimpse at Kom el-Kashab ('Hill of the Petrified Wood').
-Caption reads:
'Limestone rocks in the desert (443)
Kom el Kashab (the fossil wood hill)
in the distance (349)'

[447-8] The great Pyramid from the West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.09a [upper]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'The great Pyramid from the West.'

The 'Second Pyramid' is also labelled.

[449] The three larger pyramids in profile, from South West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.08d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid Field. View of pyramids.

[44] Contracted burial

Petrie MSS 5.3.01b [lower left]
Item
1898-1899

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Abadiyeh.

[450] The three larger pyramids in profile, from South West.

Petrie MSS 5.5.08b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
Caption reads:
'The three larger pyramids in profile, from South West.
To compare the angles of slope
The three small pyramids (by the third) in front'

[453] Painted gateway of an Arab house.

Petrie MSS 5.7.27d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Scene of daily life: painted entrance of a house.
-Caption:
'Painted gateway of an Arab house.'.

[457] Hill of rock tombs, East of great Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.5.23a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) and East Field rock-cut tombs.
Caption reads:
'Hill of rock tombs, East of great Pyramid.
Arab village in foreground'