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Shabti

1926.02.0250

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Artifact Identification Shabti   (1926.02.0250)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date New Kingdom
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 11.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 3.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.4 cm
Weight 83 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Glass--Faience
Manufacturing Processes Firing, Cast
Munsell Color Information Moderate Greenish Blue (2.5B 4/6) -ns

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. 1995 Egyptian Shabtis. Shire Egyptology Series 23, pp. 8-57. (Photocopy in museum files).

www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/shabti.html
(photocopy in museum files)

Vassilika 1995
Egyptian Art. Cambridge Univ Press, 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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