Shabti

1992.04.0010

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Shabti   (1992.04.0010)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Third Intermediate–Late Egyptian, 1150–663 BCE
Culture Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 12.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 3.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.6 cm
Weight 63 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Glass--Faience
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Firing
Munsell Color Information Moderate Yellow Green (7.5GY 6/4) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

Image in the 2005 Illio University of Illinois Yearbook.

Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

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 University Press, 1995, p. 70 (Photocopy in museum files).

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Mrs. Lenore E. March
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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