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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: e) thirty-six examples; wig lappet formed. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1076e
  • 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: e1) 11.2 cm; e2) 11 cm; e3) 11 cm; e4) 10.3 cm; e5) 10 cm; e6) 10.6 cm; e7) 10.3 cm; e8) 11 cm; e9) 11.2 cm; e10) 10.6 cm; e11) 11.2 cm; e12) 11.4 cm; e13) 10.7 cm; e14) 11 cm; e15) 11.3 cm; e16) 11.1 cm; e17) 11.3 cm; e18) 10.6 cm; e19) 10.7 cm; e20) 11.3 cm; e21) 10.8 cm; e22) 10 cm; e23) 11 cm; e24) 10.5 cm; e25) 11 cm; e26) 11.1 cm; e27) 10.5 cm; e28) 10.4 cm; e29) 11.7 cm; e30) 10.9 cm; e31) 10.2 cm; e32) 10.6 cm; e33) 10.3 cm; e34) 10.8 cm; e35) 10.6 cm; e36) 10.1 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 29.1830–29.1833, 29.2978–29.2987
  • Date of Register Entry
    04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
  • Remarks
    27-4-1076e: (e2) = MFA 29.1830, (e8) = MFA 29.2978, (e10) = MFA 29.1831, (e12) = MFA 29.1832, (e13) = MFA 29.2979, (e16) = MFA 29.2980, (e17) = MFA 29.2981, (e20) = MFA 29.2982, (e23) = MFA 29.2983, (e24) = MFA 29.2984, (e25) = MFA 29.2985, (e28) = MFA 29.2986, (e35) = MFA 29.1833, (e36) = MFA 29.2987
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7450

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery