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Shawabty
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 20
1190–1075 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Aniba, Tomb SA 7
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1161
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionFaience shawabty, painted white, with an inscription painted in black. Shawabty of the overseer of the treasury Re-Nefer and Mery.
ProvenanceFrom Aniba, tomb SA 7. 1910: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1910-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)