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Shawabty
Egyptian
New Kingdom, dynasty 20
1186–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number91.266
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionCream glaze, details in purple, rudely modeled.
ProvenanceFrom Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleoplis Magna). 1890-1891: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 1891, presented to the MFA by the EEF.
(Accession date: December 8, 1891)
(Accession date: December 8, 1891)