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Foot fragment of faience ushabti (cf. 29-3-260); blue glaze; [combined: 29-3-130 (one fragment), 29-3-131 (one fragment), 29-3-191 (one fragment), 29-3-224 (four fragments), 29-3-239 (one fragment), 29-3-258 (one fragment), 29-3-260 (three fragments), 29-3-283 (fourteen fragments), 29-3-308 (one fragment), 29-3-316 (six fragments), 29-4-15 (twenty-seven fragments), 29-4-110 (one fragment), 29-4-114 (four fragments), 29-4-203 (one fragment), 29-4-226 (one fragment), total = 67 less joins = 57 ushabtis of [GLYPHS] Ahmose, born of Mutirdis, Type III 2d, great variation in size; hand-molded, blade-dressed (made by two different hands), good hard cream colored paste, thick dark blue-green glaze (where preserved, many worn and faded), faces all similar, vertical line of inscription [GLYPHS]; complete: four; nearly complete: six; fragments with heads: seven; fragments with feet: twenty-eight; other fragments: twelve; total = 57].
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_29-3-239
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_29-3-239; 29-3-239
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
Entry Date
03/18/1929
Title
Fragment of faience ushabti of Ahmose
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 2.7 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7650, [originally from street G 7600, pit W (G 7600 W)]
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. 276.
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 3

Photos 2

Ancient People 2