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5 of 7 • Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (fronts): top row: 27-4-1073b (eight figures, b8 = MFA 29.1820, b7 = MFA 29.3642, b6 = MFA 29.1819, b5 = MFA 29.3641, b4 = MFA 29.3640, b3 = MFA 29.3639, b2 = MFA 29.1824, b1); bottom row: 27-4-1071a (eight figures, a13 = EMC_JE_53890, a8 = MFA 29.3629, a2 = MFA 29.3625, a4 = MFA 29.3627, a5, a12 = MFA 29.3633, a1 = MFA 29.3624, a6 = JE 53891)
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Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (backs): top row: 27-4-1073c (one figure, c1 = MFA 29.3643), 27-4-1073d (one figure, d1 = MFA 29.1825), 27-4-1073b (four figures, b5 = MFA 29.3641, b6 = MFA 29.1819, b7 = MFA 29.3642, b8 = MFA 29.1820); bottom row: 27-4-1073a (three figures, a1 = JE 53888, a2 = MFA 29.1823, a3 = MFA 29.3638), 27-4-1073b (four figures, b1, b2 = MFA 29.1824, b3 = MFA 29.3639, b4 = MFA 29.3640)
Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (fronts): top row: 27-4-1073c (one figure, c1 = MFA 29.3643), 27-4-1073d (one figure, d1 = MFA 29.1825), 27-4-1073b (four figures, b5 = MFA 29.3641, b6 = MFA 29.1819, b7 = MFA 29.3642, b8 = MFA 29.1820); bottom row: 27-4-1073a (three figures, a1 = JE 53888, a2 = MFA 29.1823, a3 = MFA 29.3638), 27-4-1073b (four figures, b1, b2 = MFA 29.1824, b3 = MFA 29.3639, b4 = MFA 29.3640)
Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (fronts): top row: 27-4-1073b (eight figures, b8 = MFA 29.1820, b7 = MFA 29.3642, b6 = MFA 29.1819, b5 = MFA 29.3641, b4 = MFA 29.3640, b3 = MFA 29.3639, b2 = MFA 29.1824, b1); bottom row: 27-4-1071a (eight figures, a13 = EMC_JE_53890, a8 = MFA 29.3629, a2 = MFA 29.3625, a4 = MFA 29.3627, a5, a12 = MFA 29.3633, a1 = MFA 29.3624, a6 = JE 53891)
Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (backs): top row: 27-4-1073b (eight figures, b8 = MFA 29.1820, b7 = MFA 29.3642, b6 = MFA 29.1819, b5 = MFA 29.3641, b4 = MFA 29.3640, b3 = MFA 29.3639, b2 = MFA 29.1824, b1); bottom row: 27-4-1071a (eight figures, a13 = EMC_JE_53890, a8 = MFA 29.3629, a2 = MFA 29.3625, a4 = MFA 29.3627, a5, a12 = MFA 29.3633, a1 = MFA 29.3624, a6 = JE 53891)
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Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7450

Thirteen faience ushabtis (five perfect, eight complete) and fragments of six others; hand cut (beautifully cut, best in tomb), extremely fine hard paste in larger examples permeated with blue color, pale-blue green glaze (apparently fused surface of paste), body well formed, lappet wig, beard with incised lines, hands crossed right over left and opposite, in right hand (on left shoulder) wooden hoe and cord with sack (on back), in left hand (on right shoulder) metal hoe, pilaster and base: b) eight medium examples; short beard, wooden hoe not so fine in detail, by same hand as 27-4-1073a: b1) perfect; b7) perfect; b8) perfect. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1073b
  • 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: b1) 11 cm; b2) 10.6 cm; b3) 10.5 cm; b4) 10.5 cm; b5) 10.2 cm; b6) 10.1 cm; b7) 10 cm; b8) 9.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFAB_29.1819, 29.1820, 29.1824, 29.3639–29.3642, EMC_TR_3.4.30.6
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Notes
    27-4-1073b: (b2) = MFA 29.1824, (b3) = MFA 29.3639, (b4) = MFA 29.3640, (b5) = MFA 29.3641, (b6) = MFA 29.1819, (b7) = MFA 29.3642, (b8) = MFA 29.1820 One ushabti from group HUMFA_27-4-1073 in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo, EMC_TR_3.4.30.6; it is perhaps (b1).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery