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Shawabty of Kai-neferu
Egyptian
New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18
1353–1322 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood with pigment
Dimensions
height x width (max): 27.4 x 5 cm (10 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4088
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionThis finely modeled shawabty belonged to Kai-neferu, a woman of the household of Setau, a workman in the village of Deir el-Medina. The colors used are characteristic of Deir el-Medina figurines of this time period: a white body with incised blue hieroglyphs, red lines dividing the nine horizontal registers, red face, blue wig, and a polychrome necklace.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way