Artifact Record Details
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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Shabti (1926.02.0250) | |
| Classification | Communications Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifact : Ushabti | |
| Visual Description | Shabti is mummiform (vs. in normal dress) with hooked feet. Blue and black coloring. Hieroglyphs painted on front side only. Headdress is a lappet (tripartite) wig. Arms suggested as crossed over chest: both hands holding a hoe. Bag/basket at back. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Egypt | |
| Period/Date | New Kingdom | |
| Culture | Egyptian | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| 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, Casting | |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Greenish Blue (2.5B 4/6) -ns | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | Third Intermediate: XXI-XXVI Shape of bag/basket is similar to Third Intermediate forms. Presence of bag at back and hoes only dates to late-18th to 24th Dynasties. This narrows date of object between 21st-24th Dynasties (1069-712 BC) of the Third Intermediate Period. Terms used in visual description and dating method as per Stewart (see biblio). Material description is marked faience, but Stewart notes an oddity peculiar to some pottery shabtis is crooking of the feet and ankles. This suggests that further research is needed to determine if object is really made of Egyptian faience or pottery. -R. de la Noval, 28 Jan 1998 | |
| 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 |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Egypt Exploration Society | |
| Reproduction | No | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |