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Shawabty of Psamtik

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 27–30
525–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.2176

DescriptionFaience. Blue glaze, but thinning around the lower portions of the beard, chest and hands. Lappet wig, hands crossed, holding hoe and adze(?) and one cord; 8 lines of inscription. Column down back. End of beard missing.
ProvenanceBy 1921: William Sturgis Bigelow Collection; 1921: given to the MFA by the William Sturgis Bigelow.
(Accession Date: October 6, 1921)