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Fragment of pottery ushabti

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7100, G 7110-7120, avenue G 2, street G 7400, street G 7000, street G 7200, G 7410-7420, avenue G 1, G I-a boat pit, street G 7300, G 7310-7320, G 7511

Fragment (upper part only) of pottery ushabti, Type VII, (Roman); pinkish drab pottery with sizing of white plaster, face, wig and body colored yellow, hands red, eyes black, wears pectoral, arms hold no implements, back plain (no basket), bears traces of inscription in black (name not readable). Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-1
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    [Street G 7000], surface debris W of mastaba G 7110-7120: G 7110
  • Material
    Pottery
  • Dimensions
    Height: 10.3 cm Width: 5.05 cm Thickness: 2.8
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.5255
  • Period
    New Kingdom
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/01/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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