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Head of a shawabty
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1090
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionHead only. Blue glaze, headdress colored black. From Denderah.
ProvenanceFrom Dendara. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)