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Faience ushabtis

Rough faience ushabtis; hand-made, reddish-brown in section, some with black center, thin light blue-green powder on outside, unglazed; sixty-eight complete, five heads, four feet, seventy-seven maximum and minimum. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_37-6-18
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    Subsidiary pyramid G I-b, debris of W room
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Width: 1.6 - 2.2 cm Length: 6.5 - 8.5 cm Thickness: 1 - 1.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    06/17/1937, 06/18/1937
  • Remarks
    For summary of ushabtis and figures of gods from G I-b, see table OR page 1453.

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G I-b

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex