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Ushabti: E.50.1932

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Current Location: In storage

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Shabti, faience, green glazed, for Hornakht, wearing saite common plain lappet wig with a plaited beard, hands unsleeved, arms not indicated, holding in the right a pick and in the left a narrow hoe, over the left shoulder a worn saite bag, text down the front in an unframed column, back pillar joined to wig, on pedestal, accession number written in ink on back of pedestal.

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.15 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry

Materials used in production

Faïence

Inscription or legends present

  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 50/1932
  • Location: Back of pedestal
  • Method of creation: Written in ink (modern)
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.50.1932
Primary reference Number: 52780
Oldadmincategory: SU
Schneider: XIC, W36, H30, I7, B23b?, TP7b,
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 July 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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