Fragment of faience ushabti of Taemwosret
Base [(legs)] of faience ushabti [(Dynasty 19, Seti I ?)]; [hand-formed, coarse light colored paste], [thick and shiny] white glaze, inscribed in black (...em-wesert, [name possibly "Ta-em-wosret", a lady] [GLYPHS]) [(black painted before glazing)] no pedestal; [cracked in baking]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:2
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- ID
- HUMFA_24-11-698
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
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- Findspot
- [Avenue G 1], debris from [boat pit] [N] of subsidiary pyramid G I-b (G I-a boat pit)
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- Material
- Faience
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- Dimensions
- Height: 4.8+ cm Width: 2.3 cm Thickness: body: 2.225 cm; overall: 2.6 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 25.5268
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- Period
- New Kingdom, Dynasty 19
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- Date of Register Entry
- 11/20/1924
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- Owner
- Taemwosret (in G I-a Boat Pit)
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- Remarks
- Provenance originally recorded in OR incorrect; boat pit N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b, thus S of subsidiary pyramid G I-a (G I-a boat pit), was excavated end of November 1924
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex
Ancient People
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Taemwosret (in G I-a Boat Pit)
- Type Owner
- Remarks Ushabti (fragment: 24-11-698) inscribed for [Ta]emwosret; found in G I-a Boat Pit debris.