Faience ushabtis
Nine of forty-five faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1068, same type); crudely cut (but not by same hands as 27-4-1068, varying considerably in workmanship and in details of beard and basket, apparently work of several hands of no great skill), fine hard paste, thin greenish blue glaze usually worn and faded to pale drab (cf. 27-4-1068), beard with two faces marked by incised lines, basket also marked by lines: c) small, well made.
Illustration: Yes
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-4-1070c
- Alternate IDs
- 27-4-1070c; HUMFA_27-4-1070c
- 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
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: c1) 10.2 cm; c2) 10.2 cm; c3) 10.1 cm; c4) 9.7 cm; c5) 9.7 cm; c6) 9.8 cm; c7) 9.7 cm; c8) 9.3 cm; c9) 9.4 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7450 X II, debris
- Remarks
- 27-4-1070c: (c1) = MFA 29.3617, (c3) = MFA 29.3618, (c4) = MFA 29.3619, (c5) = MFA 29.3620, (c6) = MFA 29.3621, (c8) = MFA 29.3622, (c9) = MFA 29.3623
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession numbers verified