Faience ushabtis
Miscellaneous lot of faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1073, same type); hand-cut, good hard paste (varies), thin pale blue-green glaze, hoes and cord in relief: d) five various ushabtis; broad lappet unmarked on pilaster, no basket: d1) body well formed, beard incised; d2) body well formed, beard incised; d3) body tapering, crudely cut, beard flat; d4) body well formed, beard flat; d5) body well formed, beard incised.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-4-1074d
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_27-4-1074d; 27-4-1074d; MFAB_29.2938; 29.2938; MFAB_29.2939; 29.2939; MFAB_29.2940; 29.2940; MFAB_29.2941; 29.2941; EMC_TR_3.4.30.8; TR_3.4.30.8
- 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: d1) 11.1 cm; d2) 10.5 cm; d3) 11.5 cm; d4) 10.5 cm; d5) 11 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7450 X II, debris
- Notes
- 27-4-1074d: (d2) = MFA 29.2938, (d3) = MFA 29.2939, (d4) = MFA 29.2940, (d5) = MFA 29.2941 Four ushabtis from group HUMFA_27-4-1074 registered as EMC_TR_3.4.30.8; by process of elimination, these are likely (a1), (a6), (b4), and (d1).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession numbers verified