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Shawabty fragment
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, On top of mastaba G 7540
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 5.8 cm (7/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2568
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionHead and part of torso of a blue faience shawabty. No inscription, white paste.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, on top of mastaba G 7540. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.