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Faience ushabtis

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[Eight] (seven perfect, one complete) faience ushabtis and eighteen fragments, Type III 2d (cf. 31-1-225); most half-molded, faces retouched, faded blue-green glaze, two with pilaster (# 32, 33), two with rudimentary pilaster (# 34, 35); four half-molded, hand smoothed backs (# 36-39). Illustration: No

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_31-1-234
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7813 T, in passage
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Width: 1.8 - 2 cm Length: 6.7 - 8.2 cm Thickness: 1 - 1.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession numbers: 31.1964–31.1971
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/20/1931
  • Remarks
    Concordance 31-1-225 (including ushabtis from 31-1-225 and 31-1-234, not all MFA owned) omits sequence numbers 1 and 2 (given to two ushabtis from 31-1-224 by mistake). MFA 31.1964 (= 225.32), MFA 31.1965 (= 225.33), MFA 31.1966 (= 225.34), MFA 31.1967 (= 225.35), MFA 31.1968 (= 225.36), MFA 31.1969 (= 225.37), MFA 31.1970 (= 225.38), MFA 31.1971 (= 225.39).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession numbers verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7813

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1