Faience ushabtis of Ahmose
Faience ushabtis (broken) and fragments (cf. 29-3-130, 29-3-131, 29-3-191, 29-3-224, 29-3-248, 29-3-258, 29-3-278, 29-3-283, 29-3-308, 29-4-15, 29-4-203, 29-4-226); 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: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-3-260
- Alternate IDs
- 29-3-260; HUMFA_29-3-260
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
- Entry Date
- 03/22/1929
- Title
- Faience ushabtis of Ahmose
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 10.2 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Street G 7600, G 7600 Pt XXVII, [some 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.
- Remarks
- Three ushabti fragments from this lot belong to group attributed to Ahmose, one fragment accessioned as MFA 29.3232 (= 29-3-283 top + 29-3-260 bottom).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified