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Fragment of faience ushabti of Sheshonk

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7169, street G 7300, street G 7400

[Fragment of] large faience [ushabti], left arm extended at side (figure broken from there), right arm bent and holding flail; greyish paste, blue glaze, design and inscription in black, [inscription: wsjr jry pat SSnq, the Osiris, hereditary prince Sheshonk]; face destroyed. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: ca 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-2-322
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Debris at SW corner of mastaba G 7169
  • Material
    Faience
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.2236
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/18/1927
  • Owner
    Sheshonk (in G 7169)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7169

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, p. 278.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Sheshonk (in G 7169)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Ushabti (fragment: 27-2-322) inscribed for Sheshonk, identified as [wsjr jry pat] the Osiris, hereditary prince; found in debris at southwest corner of G 7169.