Shabti

1969.09.0008

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Artifact Identification Shabti   (1969.09.0008)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date Ptolemaic, 304–30 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 9.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 2.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.4 cm
Weight 42 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Glass--Faience
Manufacturing Processes Firing, Cast

Research Remarks

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

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 Gift of Mrs. Alan K. Laing
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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