Foundation deposit
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Whole foreleg bones of an ox, found in the top layer of the deposit. Length of the scalpula is 31.7cm, length of humerus is 28.3cm, length of radius is 28.7cm, maximum lenght of metacarpal is 21.5cm.
Excavated by H. Carter and Carnarvon in 1909-1911.
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Bibliography:
- Weinstein, James Morris, Foundation Deposits in Ancient Egypt, unpublished PhD thesis, University of Pennsylvania 1973, 161
- Roehrig, Catharine H., The Foundation Deposits of Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahari, in: Dorman, Peter F., Bryan, Betsy M., Galán, José M., Occasional Proceedings of the Theban Workshop. Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut. Papers from the Theban Workshop 2010, Chicago 2014, 151
- Carter, Howard, Excavations in the Valley of Der el Bahari, in: Earl of Carnarvon, Carter, Howard, Five Years’ Explorations at Thebes. A Record of Work Done 1907-1911, London 1912, 32, Pl(s). XXI.1