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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: d) three examples; wig lappet formed. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1076d
  • 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: d1) 12.2 cm; d2) 12.3 cm; d3) 11.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 29.2976, 29.2977
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Remarks
    27-4-1076d: (d1) = MFA 29.2976, (d3) = MFA 29.2977
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery