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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: b) eight examples: six with wig lappet formed, one with wig lappet unmarked (b3), and one with wig lappet unmarked and without basket (b7). Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1076b
  • 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) 12.8 cm; b2) 12.1 cm; b3) 11.9 cm; b4) 12.1 cm; b5) 11.9 cm; b6) 12.4 cm; b7) 12.9 cm; b8) 12.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1826
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.1827
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2970
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2971
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston accession number
    MFAB_29.2972
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_53902
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_4/10180
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFAB_29.1826, 29.1827, 29.2970–29.2972; EMC_JE_53902
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    27-4-1076b: (b1) = MFAB_29.2970, (b2) = EMC_JE_53902 = EMC_SR_4/10180, (b3) = MFAB_29.1826, (b4) = MFAB_29.1827, (b7) = MFAB_29.2971, (b8) = MFAB_29.2972
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Institutions 1