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| George Reisner described the dramatic discovery of a royal statue in his excavation diary: January
18, 1910 Work begun
on mud debris in northwest forecourt (or outer court). By evening a number
of rooms cleared -- many broken pots, a small alabaster jar, a number
of flint chips, -- all old empire. Also the hand of an alabaster statuette.
Two parties of visitors. In the evening, just before work stopped a small
boy from the gang at thieves' hole in strip 1 appeared suddenly at my
side and said, "come." |
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| Menkaure's Valley Temple: the tops of the heads of the statue just visible (see arrows); Jan. 20, 1910. | |||
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| The statue partially cleared: Jan. 19, 1910. | |||
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| The
statue completely cleared: Jan. 19, 1910. |
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