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Shawabty
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period
1070–712 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 4 cm (4 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number11.1855
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionPottery; blue glaze; rude work; details painted in dark purple; surface battered; broken.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos. 1911: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)