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Faience ushabti of Kheperre

Object register page:

Faience ushabti [of Kheperre], Type II "a" [(cf. 29-12-21)]; blue-green glaze, basket on left shoulder, nine rows of hieroglyphs on front and sides, pilaster; feet broken off, but mended. Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_29-12-321
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7757 A, room X, debris in sarcophagus
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 13.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/28/1929
  • Owner
    Kheperre (G 7757)

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7757

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

People 1

Ancient People

  • Kheperre (G 7757)

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Kheperre "overseer of the army" (general). Ptolemaic greywacke anthropoid sarcophagus (MFA 30.834a box + MFA 30.834b lid = 29-4-443 sarcophagus + 29-12-20 lid fragment + 29-12-38 miscellaneous fragments + 29-12-215 lid fragment); found in G 7757 A (room X). Child (born) of Tashereteniset. Set of ushabtis (29-12-21, 29-12-321) inscribed for Kheperre; found in G 7757 A (room X). Name also appears on ushabtis inscribed for Tashereteniset.