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Shawabty of King Siptah
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Siptah
1194–1188 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number49.1071
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionAlabaster shawabty of King Siptah represented with striped headcloth and uraeus and with crossed fists; eyes, nostrils, mouth painted black; inscribed with one vertical and four horizontal lines of text in black ink.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Royal Tomb no. 47 (Siptah); excavated under the sponsorship of Theodore M. Davis (b. 1837 - d. 1915); 1949, sold by Daniel W. Jones (whose father worked with Davis at Thebes) to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 25, 1949)
*Four objects, 49.1071-1074, were purchased as a group for $25.
*Four objects, 49.1071-1074, were purchased as a group for $25.