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Face from shawabty of Amenhotep III
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
1390–1352 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 x 3.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1526
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionFragment of royal shawabty of wood; section of face only; three holes in headdress; square hole in chin; broken through eyes and cheeks.
ProvenanceBy 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911)