Votive Figurine Fragment: Bust of an Imitation of an Egyptian Shabti

1926.02.0248

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Artifact Identification Votive Figurine Fragment: Bust of an Imitation of an Egyptian Shabti   (1926.02.0248)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Babylonian, 1800 BC
Culture Babylonian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 8.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 5.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 3.0 cm
Weight 101 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta
Manufacturing Processes Cast--Press-Mold,
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Stewart, H. M. Egyptian Shabtis. Shire Egyptology Series 23, 1995, pp. 8-57. (Photocopy in museum files). www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/shabti.html (photocopy in museum files) Vassilika. Egyptian Art. Cambridge Univ Press,1995, p. 70 (Photocopy in museum files).

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Egypt Exploration Society
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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