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[Deposit] H 16:6: Urn Cremation/The Rich Athenian Lady

Gerald V. Lalonde ... Urn cremation (trench-and-hole), adult female with fetus/neonate. One box with burnt animal bones is stored with the skeleton AA 302 in drawer 97. Objects also recorded frm Section ΣΤ. PD 1692, PD 1807 ... Early Geometric II, 850 B.C.

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[Image] 1997.20.0001 (85-195)

Cremation burial of a rich Athenian lady. Burial pit (Deposit H 16:6) after removal of red clay cover slabs, showing the amphorae mouths (P 27629 and P 27630) and the cups (P 27635, P 27636) used as lids ... north 4535 ... 15 Jun 1967

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[Image] 1997.20.0002 (85-196)

Cremation burial of a rich Athenian lady. Burial pit (Deposit H 16:6) after removal of red clay cover slabs, showing the amphorae mouths (P 27629 and P 27630) and the cups (P 27635, P 27636) used as lids ... south 4537 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Jun 1967

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[Image] 1997.20.0003 (85-202)

Cremation burial of a rich Athenian lady. Burial pit (Deposit H 16:6) partially opened showing offerings. At left, cremation area with broken and burned pottery ... northeast 4543 Horizontal (normal) ... 16 Jun 1967