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Faience ushabtis

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7450

One hundred eighty-one (181) faience ushabtis (49 perfect, 132 head fragments) (cf. 27-4-1079, same type, but smaller); fronts molded, backs finger-smoothed, poor drab paste (cf. 27-4-1080) with greenish center, very poor glaze (rough and filled with air pits, broken bubbles), cord marked with lines. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1082
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7450 X II, debris
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 8 - 8.1 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_4/10152
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3068
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3069
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3070
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3071
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3072
  • Cairo Temporary Register number
    EMC_TR_3.4.30.14
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3079
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3080
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3081
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3082
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3083
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_53906
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3073
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3074
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3075
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3076
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3077
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.3078
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFAB_29.3068–29.3083; EMC_JE_53906, EMC_TR_3.4.30.14
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Notes
    27-4-1082: (1) = EMC_JE_53906 (= EMC_SR_4/10152), (5) = MFAB_29.3068, (6) = MFAB_29.3069, (7) = MFAB_29.3070, (8) = MFAB_29.3071, (9) = MFAB_29.3072, (10) = MFAB_29.3073, (11) = MFAB_29.3074, (12) = MFAB_29.3075, (13) = MFAB_29.3076, (14) = MFAB_29.3077, (15) = MFAB_29.3078, (16) = MFAB_29.3079, (17) = MFAB_29.3080, (18) = MFAB_29.3081, (19) = MFAB_29.3082, (20) = MFAB_29.3083 Three ushabtis from this group registered as EMC_TR_3.4.30.14 (numbers unknown).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery