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Shawabty of Pinudjem II
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of
990–969 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number64.2247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionBlue faience shawabty with details in black, including the fillet, the stripes on the headdress, the eyes, tools, and text. Arms folded across chest, proper right over proper left, holding a pair of hoes. Six horizontal rows of text naming the First Prophet of Amun, Pinudjem.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Deir el-Bahri cache, DB 320 (cleared 1881); Luigi Vassalli Collection (d. 1887) ; by 1930: Horace L. Mayer collection; November 29, 1930, lent to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer November 29, 1930; December 17, 1964, MFA, given to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer.
(Accession Date: February 3, 2003)
(Accession Date: February 3, 2003)