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Two complete faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1061, similar form but smaller); nicely hand cut, white paste, pale green glaze (cf. 27-4-1066, same paste and glaze), lappet wig (no incised lines), hoes (cf. 27-4-1061, same hoes), vertical inscription down front and then down back and in some cases continued down right side of figures [GLYPHS] Herhoremakhbit; one figure badly broken and mended, many pieces missing // parts of other faience ushabtis: one head end, three foot ends; all similar make and design.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_27-4-1067
Alternate IDs
27-4-1067; HUMFA_27-4-1067; MFAB_29.1801; 29.1801; EMC_TR_16.4.30.9; TR_16.4.30.9
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
Entry Date
04/15/1927 through 04/21/1927
Title
Faience ushabtis of Herhoremakhbit
Medium
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7450 X II, debris
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.
Notes
27-4-1067: (3) = MFA 29.1801 One ushabti from this group among 20 ushabtis registered as EMC_TR_16.4.30.9.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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