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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'

[458] Part of Kafr el Haram, from the Pyramid hill.

Petrie MSS 5.7.32b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-View of a part of Kafr el-Haram village, from the Giza plateau.
-Caption:
'Part of Kafr el Haram, from the Pyramid hill.'.

[459] My dwelling tomb, Gizeh.

Petrie MSS 5.5.23c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza), East Field, rock-cut tombs. W. M. Flinders Petrie standing outside the tomb he was living in.
Caption reads:
'My dwelling tomb, Gizeh.'

Also labels for 'window', 'door', 'window', and 'Ali's tomb where Muhammed slept'.

[45] Contracted burial

Petrie MSS 5.3.01c [upper right]
Item
1898-1899

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Abadiyeh.

[45] Second Pyramid from N W

Petrie MSS 5.5.16b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). Pyramid of Khafra (Khafre; Khephren).
Caption reads:
'Second Pyramid from N W
Boy throwing down basket of sand from excavations'

[460] Gizeh Tombs

Petrie MSS 5.5.23d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). East field, rock-cut tombs.
'Gizeh Tombs'

Also label for 'my tomb'.

[461] Gizeh Tombs

Petrie MSS 5.5.23b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Giza (Gîza). East Field, rock-cut tombs.
Caption reads:
'Gizeh Tombs'

Also labet for 'my tomb'.

[464] In the desert, 12 miles West of the pyramids.

Petrie MSS 5.7.06d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Desert, in the vicinity of Giza.
-Caption:
'In the desert,
12 miles West of the pyramids.'.

[465] Mastaba El Fir'aûn from S.W.

Petrie MSS 5.5.29c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Saqqara. Burial Complex of Shepseskaf, Sarcophagus-Shaped tomb (Mastabat al-Fir'aun).
Caption reads:
'Mastaba El Fir'aûn from S.W.
Tomb of King Unas ?
5th dyn.'

[466] North pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. North Pyramid (Red Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'North pyramid of Dashûr.
from N.N.W.'

Also label for 'South pyramid'.

[467] South pyramid of Dahshûr, from North.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'South pyramid of Dahshûr, from North.
Exactly in line of its West side. Nearly all the casing
remains upon this pyramid.'

Also labels for '470' and '468 door'.

[468] Entrance of South pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31b [lower left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru), Entrance.
Caption reads:
'Entrance of South pyramid of Dahshûr.'

Also label for 'door'.

[469] Side of doorway of South pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.31d [lower right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'Side of doorway of South pyramid of Dahshûr.
Shewing pivot hole on which the flapdoor turned [drawing].
This explains Strabo's saying the Gt Pyramid
was closed by a stone which could be taken out.'

There is also a diagram showing 'door open'.

[46] Fragment of inscriptions on casing of W. of Gt Pyramid.

Petrie MSS 5.6.31c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

-Giza (Gîza).
-Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops).
-Caption:
'Fragment of inscriptions on casing of W. of Gt Pyramid.
[damaged Greek text] Ptolemy VIII?
MAPKOC... [Arabic text?]. Found in search for casing. 1881.'

Note on page 31 of album under photograph reads: 'One removed for use'.

[46] Pots in grave

Petrie MSS 5.3.01a [upper left]
Item
1898-1899

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Abadiyeh.

[470] Casing at N.E. corner of S. pyramid Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.32a [upper left]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) of Snofru (Snefru).
Caption reads:
'Casing at N.E. corner of S. pyramid Dahshûr.
Shewing the courses to be slightly inclined.'

Also labels for '5 ft rod' and '~~473~~'.

[471] Small pyramid. South of S. pyramid of Dahshûr.

Petrie MSS 5.5.32c [upper right]
Item
1881-1882

Part of William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection

Dahshur. South Pyramid (Bent Pyramid) Complex of Snofru (Snefru), Subsidiary Pyramid.

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