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Fragment of faience ushabti of Isetreshet

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

Faience ushabti [of Isetreshet, child of ... (mother's name not preserved)], Type III 2d (cf. group of 78+ ushabtis including 25-2-308, 25-2-571, 25-2-652, 25-2-653, 25-2-654 [uninscribed]; cf. also 25-1-1338 [inscribed for Ahmose, child of Isetreshet]); molded, back finger-smoothed, sides blade-dressed, soft-baked white paste, bluish near core, inscribed on back [GLYPHS]; base missing. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-2-655
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7511 A, debris S of tomb chamber
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 6.4+ cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.3345
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/14/1925
  • Attested
    Isetreshet (in G 7511)
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7511

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, p. 278.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Isetreshet (in G 7511)

    • Type Attested
    • Remarks Child (born) of ... (mother's name not preserved). Ushabti (fragment: 25-2-655 = MFA 25.3345) inscribed for Isetreshet; found in G 7511 A.