- Petrie MSS 5.7.35b [lower left]
- Item
- 1881-1882
-Rocky landscape weathered by sand at Abu Rawash.
-Caption:
'Rock weathered by sand,
leaving harder ridges.
Abu Roash.'.
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-Rocky landscape weathered by sand at Abu Rawash.
-Caption:
'Rock weathered by sand,
leaving harder ridges.
Abu Roash.'.
-Abadiyeh.
-Photograph of a flint knife from grave B 217.
[41] View from my tomb door, high Nile.
-Life on excavation: view of the Nile Valley during the flood, from Petrie's tomb at Giza.
-Caption:
'View from my tomb door, high Nile.'.
[420] North side of Abu Roash hill, from Deir.
Abu Rawash (Abû Rawâsh).
[421] Walls of Roman station at Deir
-Deir.
Caption:
'Walls of Roman station at Deir,
N. of Abu Roash. Of baked bricks.'
Also label for 'wall' repeated three times.
-Palm grove near Abu Rawash, with a person named Ali sitting amongst the trees.
-Caption:
'Palms near Abu Roash.'.
-Also label for 'Ali'.
[423] Young palms near Abu Roash.
-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.
-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
-Scene of daily life: mischievous children.
-Caption:
'Mischief, Independence, and Wonder. Gizeh'.
[426] "Oh! horrors! he is going to photograph me." Gizeh
-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.
-Scene of daily life: women at Giza.
-Caption:
'A second shot, when the first is done.'.
[428] Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.
-Scene of daily life: an respected figure of Giza, Sheikh Seidi, with a friend.
-Caption:
'Shekh Seidi and an ancient friend. Gizeh.'.
-Abadiyeh.
-Photograph of lance-heads from grave B 86.
-Scene of daily life: group of girls.
-Caption:
'Modesty begins early.'.
-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
-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.
-Scene of daily life: gathering of locals.
-Caption:
'When they thought I had done, curiosity got the better of them.'.
-Scene of daily life: people at the village well at Giza.
-Caption:
'The village well. Gizeh'.
[436] Serpent killed by my tomb. Gizeh.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-Scene of daily life: people hanging around.
-Caption:
'A hanger-on at the Kiosk.
by diagonal mirror.'
Abadiyeh.
[440] Large tomb West of Great Pyramid.
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.
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.'
-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)
-Desert (probably near Giza).
-Caption:
'Edge of limestone reef in the desert (443)'.
[445] Limestone rocks in the desert (443)
-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.
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.
Giza (Gîza). Pyramid Field. View of pyramids.