Publication of three major mastabas of the Old Kingdom in the Giza Eastern Cemetery, more than fifty years since they were excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition.
The Mastabas of Qar and Idu (Giza Mastabas vol 2)
โ Scribed by W.K. Simpson
- Publisher
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 161
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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