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Shawabty
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 20 (?)
1186–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .063 H.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number87.571
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionPale blue-green; glaze worn off; rudely modeled with lines in black. Mended.
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: June 24, 1887)