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Faience ushabtis

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

Faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1074, same type); very fine hard paste with outer part discolored blue by glaze, good pale green glaze, hoes and cord and basket incised only (cf. 27-4-1076 through 27-4-1078), well cut faces and baskets, beards varying but not incised: a) thirty-one examples; incised horizontal line on pilaster to mark end of broad lappet of wig. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1075a
  • 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: a1) 11.4 cm; a2) 11.6 cm; a3) 11.6 cm; a4) 11.2 cm; a5) 11.6 cm; a6) 11.4 cm; a7) 12 cm; a8) 11.6 cm; a9) 11.6 cm; a10) 11.4 cm; a11) 11.2 cm; a12) 11.1 cm; a13) 11.7 cm; a14) 11.5 cm; a15) 11.6 cm; a16) 11.8 cm; a17) 11.3 cm; a18) 11.8 cm; a19) 11.6 cm; a20): 11.5 cm; a21) 11.9 cm; a22) 11.6 cm; a23) 11.3 cm; a24) 12.2 cm; a25) 11.9 cm; a26) 12.1 cm; a27) 11.7 cm; a28) 11.4 cm; a29) 11.1 cm; a30) 11.6 cm; a31) 11.9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_4/10183
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_4/10189
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1814
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_53904
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2959
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2960
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2961
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2962
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2963
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_53903
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2953
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2954
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2955
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2956
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2957
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2958
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2947
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2948
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2949
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2950
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2951
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2952
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1815
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1816
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1817
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1818
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2945
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2946
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFAB_29.1814–29.1818, 29.2945–29.2963; EMC_JE_53903-EMC_JE_53904
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Notes
    27-4-1075a: (a2) = MFAB_29.1814, (a3) = MFAB_29.2945, (a4) = MFAB_29.1815, (a5) = MFAB_29.2946, (a6) = MFAB_29.1816, (a7) = MFAB_29.2947, (a8) = MFAB_29.1817, (a9) = EMC_JE_53904 = EMC_SR_4/10183, (a10) = MFAB_29.2948, (a11) = MFAB_29.1818, (a13) = MFAB_29.2949, (a14) = MFAB_29.2950, (a15) = MFAB_29.2951, (a16) = MFAB_29.2952, (a18) = MFAB_29.2953, (a20) = MFAB_29.2954, (a21) = MFAB_29.2955, (a22) = MFAB_29.2956, (a23) = MFAB_29.2957, (a24) = MFAB_29.2958, (a25) = EMC_JE_53903 = EMC_SR_4/10189, (a26) = MFAB_29.2959, (a27) = MFAB_29.2960, (a28) = MFAB_29.2961, (a29) = MFAB_29.2962, (a31) = MFAB_29.2963
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery