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Fragment of faience ushabti

Lower portion [(lower legs and feet)] of faience ushabti [(Ramesside ?)]; [hand-formed, hard-baked white paste], [blue, glaze], traces of inscription down front, unreadable [GLYPHS] [(the Osiris)... Sem Priest of Horakhty] (black painted before glazing)], [no pilaster or base]. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-11-519
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 1], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 4.3+ cm Width: 2.9 cm Thickness: with feet: 1.7 cm; with breast: 1.55 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.5262
  • Period
    Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21 - Dynasty 24
  • Date of Register Entry
    11/14/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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