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Faience ushabtis

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

Large lot of faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1075, same type); entire lot general similarity of technique but varying in details: lappet wig, flat beard, hands crossed and opposite, wooden hoe and cord, metal hoe, pilaster and base; crude and careless workmanship, hands very large and often with large crudely slashed fingers: a) five examples; wig lappet not marked on pilaster. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1076a
  • 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) 10.5 cm; a2) 11 cm; a3) 11.1 cm; a4) 11.5 cm; a5) 11.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2968
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2969
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_53901
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_4/10175
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFAB_29.2968, 29.2969; Egyptian Museum, Cairo EMC_JE_53901
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    27-4-1076a: (a1) = MFAB_29.2968, (a3) = EMC_JE_53901 (= EMC_SR_4/10175), (a4) = MFAB_29.2969
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Institutions 1