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Small faience ushabtis; front molded with feet, back blade-dressed flat, hard greenish white paste, blue-green glaze, head thicker than body, elbows pronounced, feet slanting from back downwards; forty-one complete, nine heads, nine feet, fifty-nine maximum and minimum.
Illustration: Yes

Details

ID
HUMFA_37-6-22
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_37-6-22; 37-6-22
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
Entry Date
06/17/1937, 06/18/1937
Title
Faience ushabtis
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
Width: 1.6 - 2 cm Length: 5.7 - 6 cm Thickness: .7 - .9 cm; feet: .9 - 1.3 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Subsidiary pyramid G I-b, debris of W room
Remarks
For summary of ushabtis and figures of gods from G I-b see table OR page 1453.

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