Artifact Record Details
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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Faience Ushabti Figurine (1992.04.0013) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifact : Ushabti | |
| Visual Description | Very small, mold-made ushabti fiurine constructed from faience. The obverse of the figurine exhibits impressed detail of the face, clothing and symbols. The reverse is smoothed and undecorated. The entire surface is a light greenish-blue with isolated brown discolorations. The figure also exhibits a repaired break at the knee region. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Africa, Egypt | |
| Period/Date | , 700 – 600 BCE | |
| Culture | Egyptian | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 5.6 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 1.5 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.5 cm | |
| Weight | 5 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Glass--Faience | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Casting--Press-Mold, Firing | |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Bluish Green (10BG 7/6) -Center obverse. Very Light Bluish Green (7.5BG 8/4) -Forehead. Moderate Olive Brown (2.5Y 3/4) -Feet. | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | As appraised by Dosé, 12/29/91: Ushabti, turquoise faience, holding crook and flail. | |
| 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 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 | Gift of Mrs. Lenore E. March | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |