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Fragment of faience ushabti

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Base [(legs)] of [large] faience ushabti [(Dynasty 20 ?)]; [hand-formed, hard-baked drab paste], green[ish blue] glaze, bears traces of inscription in black [GLYPHS] ([black painted before glazing]), no pedestal, [no base]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-697
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4.85+ cm Width: 3.1 cm Thickness: body: 1.55 cm; overall: 2.55 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.5267
  • Period
    New Kingdom, Dynasty 20
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/20/1924
  • Remarks
    Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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