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Fragment of faience 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

Base portion of faience ushabti; inscribed on back, pilaster. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-1-550
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Street G 7300, mastaba G 7310-7320: G 7320, [interior chapel]
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 3.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.5301
  • Date of Register Entry
    01/09/1925
  • Remarks
    Ushabtis (fragments) 24-11-824 = MFA 25.5276, 24-12-515 = MFA 25.5287, 25-1-368 = MFA 25.5297, 25-1-550 = MFA 25.5301, 25-1-677 = MFA 25.5303, 25-2-252 = MFA 25.3342, 25-4-4 = MFA 25.4756 and MFA 25.4757, and possibly 25-1-678 = MFA 25.5302 considered part of same lot of ushabtis based on remnants of name (reading of name uncertain).
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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