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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Shabti (1900.38.0015) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifact : Ushabti | |
| Visual Description | Shabti is mummiform (vs. in normal dress). Arms are suggested as crossed over chest: right hand holds hoe with bag/basket over the left shoulder; left hand holds a pick. Headdress is lappet (tripartite) wig. Back pillar without hieroglyphs is present. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Egypt | |
| Period/Date | Late Period, 27th-31st Dynasties, ca. 525 – 332 BCE | |
| Culture | Egyptian | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Height) | 15.8 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.7 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.8 cm | |
| Weight | 112 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Glass--Faience | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Firing, Casting | |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Bluish Green (7.5BG 7/4) -ns | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Image in the 2005 Illio University of Illinois Yearbook. | |
| Scholarly Notes | Third Intermediate: XXI-XXVI. - Unknown, n.d. Presence of hoe and pick together dates after 25th through Ptolemaic Period. Date range can be narrowed by the presence of a back pillar which is a distinctive feature of shabtis of the Late Period (27-31 Dynasties; 525-332 BCE). Dating method and visual description as per Stewart. -R. de la Noval, 1/28/1998 | |
| 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 Univ Press, 1995, p. 70 (Photocopy in museum files). | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
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| Reproduction | No | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |