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Faience ushabtis

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

Nine of forty-five faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1068, same type); crudely cut (but not by same hands as 27-4-1068, varying considerably in workmanship and in details of beard and basket, apparently work of several hands of no great skill), fine hard paste, thin greenish blue glaze usually worn and faded to pale drab (cf. 27-4-1068), beard with two faces marked by incised lines, basket also marked by lines: c) small, well made. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1070c
  • 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: c1) 10.2 cm; c2) 10.2 cm; c3) 10.1 cm; c4) 9.7 cm; c5) 9.7 cm; c6) 9.8 cm; c7) 9.7 cm; c8) 9.3 cm; c9) 9.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 29.3617–29.3623
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Remarks
    27-4-1070c: (c1) = MFA 29.3617, (c3) = MFA 29.3618, (c4) = MFA 29.3619, (c5) = MFA 29.3620, (c6) = MFA 29.3621, (c8) = MFA 29.3622, (c9) = MFA 29.3623
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery