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Fragments of faience ushabtis

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7600 V

Two fragments of faience ushabtis (cf. 29-3-248; also cf. 29-3-260, 29-4-110); blue glaze; [combined: 29-3-191 (eleven fragments), 29-3-215 (six fragments), 29-3-248 (nine fragments), 29-3-258 (four fragments), 29-3-278 (one fragment), 29-3-283 (seven fragments), 29-4-110 (eighty-five pieces), 29-4-226 (four fragments), total = 127 less joins = 122 ushabtis of [GLYPHS] Ankh-hor, born of Tadiuserpahap, Type III 2d; molded (fronts), back blade-dressed, good hard paste with faint bluish core, thick blue-green glaze (where preserved, many worn and faded), vertical inscription (one line) on pilaster [GLYPHS]; fitting fragments: 29-4-110 + 29-4-226 (= one), 29-3-191 + 29-3-191 (= one), 29-3-191 + 29-3-248 (= one), 29-3-248 + 29-3-258 (= one), 29-3-248 + 29-3-278 (= one); complete: three; nearly complete: four; fragments with heads: forty-six; fragments with feet: fifty-three; other fragments: sixteen; total = 122]. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-3-278
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7750 A, [one originally from street G 7600, pit V, room II (G 7600 V)]
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 3.7 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 29.3215
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/23/1929
  • Owner
    Ankh-hor (in G 7600 V)
  • Attested
    Tadiuserpahap (in G 7600 V)
  • Remarks
    One ushabti fragment from this lot belongs to group attributed to Ankh-hor, accessioned as MFA 29.3215 (= 29-3-248 top + 29-3-278 bottom).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 3

Unpublished Documents 2

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. 276.

People 2

Ancient People

  • Ankh-hor (in G 7600 V)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Child (born) of Tadiuserpahapi. Scattered set of ushabtis inscribed for Ahkh-hor attributed to burial in G 7600 V. Scattered set of ushabtis inscribed for Ankh-hor originally found in Street G 7000 and Street G 7400 almost certainly belong to the same individual.

  • Tadiuserpahap (in G 7600 V)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Mother of Ankh-hor. Name appears on scattered set of ushabtis inscribed for Ahkh-hor attributed to burial in G 7600 V. Name partially preserved on set of ushabtis also belonging to Ankh-hor found in Street G 7000 and Street G 7400; variously read in Object Register entries as "Hapi" or "Mu-Hapy."