Fragments of faience ushabtis of Psamtik
Fragments of eight bases and one middle part of faience ushabtis; molded, back blade-dressed, soft-baked, mauve core, whitish periphery; [(part of group of 47+ ushabtis of Psamtik, son of Ikhetpure, born of Iset, Type III 2d, including 25-2-236, 25-2-249, and others [including 25-2-16, 25-2-18, 25-2-73, 25-2-237, 25-2-239, 25-2-248, 25-2-250, 25-2-251, 25-2-253, 25-2-309, 25-2-310; also part of this group 25-2-238, 25-2-240]); molded in half-mold (mold i: retouched, similar to mold ii except curves of legs better shown, cord in right hand going over left shoulder well-drawn, bag on back is small pouch, base usually clearly defined, 38+ specimens; mold ii: similar to mold i, except smaller and slightly more clumsy figures, 9+ specimens), very soft-baked soft white paste, core usually greyish (sometimes pink or mauve tinge), glaze originally bright blue (two qualities of glaze: A: faded to greenish cream, and leaving inscription clearly visible, 17+ specimens; B: heavier than quality A, blue better preserved, fills inscription, making it almost illegible), face broad and heavy, lappet at back, bag and pilaster, and inscription incised with sharp tool; inscription well-cut with hieroglyphs mostly well-formed (probably all written by same hand), inscribed with sixth chapter of Book of the Dead [GLYPHS], text variations rare (and only trivial); all (except one intact ushabti and one mended ushabti) badly broken].
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-2-251
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_25-2-251; 25-2-251
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Ushabtis and ushabti boxes
- Entry Date
- 02/07/1925
- Title
- Fragments of faience ushabtis of Psamtik
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 1.6 - 4.3 cm; [mold i: 11.8 cm; mold ii: 10.5 cm]
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7631 A, tomb chamber N
- Remarks
- Ushabtis of Psamtik (concordance 25-2-236): MFA 25.3265, MFA 25.3266, MFA 25.3294, MFA 25.3296, MFA 25.3298, MFA 25.3333, MFA 25.3334, MFA 25.3335 (= 25-2-251 = 236.19, 236.20, 236.48, 236.50, 236.52, 236.86, 236.87, 236.88); sequence numbers higher than .69 not actually written on objects; see OR page 579 for minor variations in text; see OR page 578 for ushabti concordance sequence numbers for specimens of mold ii and glaze quality A (concordance numerical sequence 1 through 71). Two sets of inscribed ushabtis of Psamtik, son of Ikhetpure, born of Iset, have been attributed to two different “original” loci (based on provenances for the scattered ushabtis); however, both sets are identical (style and inscription); see ushabti concordance 25-2-236 (attributed to G 7631 A) and ushabti concordance 29-11-274 (attributed to G 7757 A).
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession numbers verified
