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Shabti, faience, glazed, for Pediamunopet, 8 lines of framed inscription, wearing a tripartite wig, distinct facial features, hands crossed right over left with the right sleeve long, in the right a broad hoe, in the left a narrow and blunt hoe, over the left shoulder holding a saite trapezoid bag with a crossed oblique pattern and a loop, text wraps around body from beneath arms, meeting at a thin superficial pillar in on the back, complete breakage across the centre of the body leaving the shabti in two parts, evidence of adhesive between break on both parts, labels stuck on base of shabti and front of pedestal, accession number written on back of pedestal.
History note: Acquired by Towry Whyte from G. Willoughby Fraser on 1 August 1891 and said to come from 'el Awagah Derut'
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry
Inscription present: 8 lines of horizontal text
Accession number: E.49.1932
Primary reference Number: 52779
Oldadmincategory: SU
Towry Whyte no.: 392
Schneider: XA1, W4, H2, I1, B28, TP3b
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ushabti" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/52779 Accessed: 2024-11-14 22:19:20
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