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2 of 3 • Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (fronts): top row: 27-4-1076a (three figures, a1 = MFA 29.2968, a3 = JE 53901, a4 = MFA 29.2969), 27-4-1076b (six figures, b1 = MFA 29.2970, b2 = JE 53902, b3 = MFA 29.1826, b4 = MFA 29.1827, b7 = MFA 29.2971, b8 = MFA 29.2972); bottom row: 27-4-1076c (six figures, c1 = MFA 29.2973, c3 = MFA 29.2974, c7, c9 = MFA 29.2975, c10 = MFA 29.1828, c11 = MFA 29.1829), 27-4-1076d (three figures, d1 = MFA 29.2976, d2, d3 = MFA 29.2977)
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Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (fronts): top row: 27-4-1076a (three figures, a1 = MFA 29.2968, a3 = JE 53901, a4 = MFA 29.2969), 27-4-1076b (six figures, b1 = MFA 29.2970, b2 = JE 53902, b3 = MFA 29.1826, b4 = MFA 29.1827, b7 = MFA 29.2971, b8 = MFA 29.2972); bottom row: 27-4-1076c (six figures, c1 = MFA 29.2973, c3 = MFA 29.2974, c7, c9 = MFA 29.2975, c10 = MFA 29.1828, c11 = MFA 29.1829), 27-4-1076d (three figures, d1 = MFA 29.2976, d2, d3 = MFA 29.2977)
Faience ushabtis from G 7450 X (backs): top row: 27-4-1076a (three figures, a1 = MFA 29.2968, a3 = JE 53901, a4 = MFA 29.2969), 27-4-1076b (six figures, b1 = MFA 29.2970, b2 = JE 53902, b3 = MFA 29.1826, b4 = MFA 29.1827, b7 = MFA 29.2971, b8 = MFA 29.2972); bottom row: 27-4-1076c (six figures, c1 = MFA 29.2973, c3 = MFA 29.2974, c7, c9 = MFA 29.2975, c10 = MFA 29.1828, c11 = MFA 29.1829), 27-4-1076d (three figures, d1 = MFA 29.2976, d2, d3 = MFA 29.2977)

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: c) twelve examples; wig lappet formed, general similarity. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1076c
  • 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) 12 cm; c2) 12.5 cm; c3) 12.3 cm; c4) 12.3 cm; c5) 11.6 cm; c6) 11.9 cm; c7) 12.3 cm; c8) 11.7 cm; c9) 11.2 cm; c10) 11.9 cm; c11) 12 cm; c12) 10.7 cm (fragment)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 29.1828, 29.1829, 29.2973–29.2975
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Remarks
    27-4-1076c: (c1) = MFA 29.2973, (c3) = MFA 29.2974, (c9) = MFA 29.2975, (c10) = MFA 29.1828, (c11) = MFA 29.1829
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery