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Two complete faience ushabtis; knife cut, faded blue-green glaze, inscribed down front [GLYPHS] Shebeniset // fragment of lower part of faience ushabti; molded, inscribed down back [GLYPHS].
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Details

ID
HUMFA_36-11-5
Alternate IDs
36-11-5; HUMFA_36-11-5
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
Entry Date
11/07/1936
Title
Faience ushabtis of Shebeniset
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
Width: complete: 1.9 - 2.1 cm; fragment: 1.6+ cm Length: complete: 6.2 cm; fragment: 4.8+ cm Thickness: complete: 1 - 1.2 cm; fragment: 1.6 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 7130-7140: pit G 7130 B, chamber II
Bibliography
Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Giza Mastabas 3. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, p. 20. Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 118, 278.

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