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Fragment of faience ushabti of Taen[...]

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7300, G 7330-7340

Head end of crude faience ushabti; whitish paste, fairly thick blue green glaze, hands only, tip of lappet on left side; pilaster badly broken, part of inscription visible [GLYPHS]. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-1-39
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Street G 7300, debris between mastabas G 7330-7340: G 7330 and G 7430-7440: G 7430
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 3.8 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.2203
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/20/1927
  • Owner
    Taen[...] (in G 7330-7340)
  • Remarks
    This ushabti fragment belongs to scattered set of ushabtis inscribed for Taen[...] (only part of name preserved) including: 27-1-34, 27-1-35, 27-1-36, 27-1-37, 27-1-38, 27-1-39, 27-1-153, 27-1-155, 27-1-156, 27-1-202, 27-1-209, 27-1-210, 27-1-211.
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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  • Taen[...] (in G 7330-7340)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Set of ushabtis (fragments: 27-1-34 – 27-1-39, 27-1-153, 27-1-155 + 27-1-156, 27-1-202, 27-1-209 – 27-1-211) inscribed for Taen[...] (only part of name preserved); a few found in G 7330 X and others scattered in Street G 7300 and on top of mastaba G 7430.