Faience ushabtis
Large lot of faience ushabtis (cf. 27-4-1075, same type); entire lot general similarity of technique but varying in details: lappet wig, flat beard, hands crossed and opposite, wooden hoe and cord, metal hoe, pilaster and base; crude and careless workmanship, hands very large and often with large crudely slashed fingers: b) eight examples: six with wig lappet formed, one with wig lappet unmarked (b3), and one with wig lappet unmarked and without basket (b7).
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-4-1076b
- Alternate IDs
- 27-4-1076b; HUMFA_27-4-1076b; MFAB_29.1826; 29.1826; MFAB_29.1827; 29.1827; MFAB_29.2970; 29.2970; MFAB_29.2971; 29.2971; MFAB_29.2972; 29.2972; EMC_JE_53902; JE_53902; EMC_SR_4/10180; SR_4/10180
- 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: b1) 12.8 cm; b2) 12.1 cm; b3) 11.9 cm; b4) 12.1 cm; b5) 11.9 cm; b6) 12.4 cm; b7) 12.9 cm; b8) 12.5 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7450 X II, debris
- Notes
- 27-4-1076b: (b1) = MFAB_29.2970, (b2) = EMC_JE_53902 = EMC_SR_4/10180, (b3) = MFAB_29.1826, (b4) = MFAB_29.1827, (b7) = MFAB_29.2971, (b8) = MFAB_29.2972
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession numbers verified