Accession No
1924.795 B
Description
Human remains, originally stored within a cinerary urn (1924.795 A.1-3) along with grave goods (1924.796).
Place
Africa; North Africa; Tunisia; Carthage
Period
?Phoenician 5th century BC
Source
Khun de Prorok, Byron ("Count") [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.795 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Human Bone; Animal Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
Francis Victor Kuhn was more widely known as "Count" Byron Khun de Porok.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
From Precinct of Temple of Tanis
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.795 [A.1-3 and B]: 'Cinerary urn with cover. Of red ware with traces of grey wash. Loop handles. Height excluding cover, 8.0" . Contains the remains of a child. Dated by donor'.
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.795 [A.1-3 and B]: 'Also included, the clay seal for the urn. One of the bones shows signs of knife cuts across it. Probably more than one child, as some bones are for a baby and some for an older child. Other bones are from an animal or animals.'
Event Date 8/2000
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Human remains, originally stored within a cinerary urn (1924.795 A.1-3) along with grave goods (1924.796).
Event Date 9/4/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:311862
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