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Eight head ends of inscribed faience ushabtis of Psamtik, [son of Ikhetpure, born of Iset], Type III 2d (cf. 29-11-274, 29-11-373, and scattered examples of this set: one from 29-11-196[gg], one from 29-11-157, three fragments from 29-12-17, 29-12-86, and 29-12-117, two fragments from 29-11-35, [one fragment from 29-11-10]); handmade, fine whitish paste (but not best), good bluish-green glaze, eight or nine horizontal lines of fine indistinct hieroglyphs on front [GLYPHS]; totals for this set: perfect: forty-four; complete: twenty-six; head ends: forty-six; foot ends: twenty-seven; middle sections: six; minimum: 122, maximum: 149.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_29-11-315b
Alternate IDs
29-11-315b; HUMFA_29-11-315b
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
Entry Date
11/23/1929
Title
Fragments of faience ushabtis of Psamtik
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 3.2 - 10.2 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7757 A, room IV, originally from room VI (burial chamber)
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. 277.
Remarks
Ushabtis of Psamtik (concordance 29-11-274). Two sets of inscribed ushabtis of Psamtik, son of Ikhetpure, born of Iset, have been attributed to two different “original” loci (based on provenances for the scattered ushabtis); however, both sets are identical (style and inscription); see ushabti concordance 25-2-236 (attributed to G 7631 A) and ushabti concordance 29-11-274 (attributed to G 7757 A). 29-11-315b (head end fragments): MFA 31.2067 (= 274.57 = 29-11-315b top + 29-11-274c bottom), MFA 31.2085 (= 274.75 = 29-11-315b top + 29-11-315d middle), MFA 31.2104 (= 274.94), MFA 31.2115 (= 274.108)
Problems/Questions
MFA accession numbers verified

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