Shabti mould: E.GA.2664.1943

Current Location: In storage

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Shabti mould

Categories

Mould

Description

Shabti mould (of unknown material, either clay or stone), with impression of shabti, used for producing mass quantities of shabtis. Object has a flat base and raised sides. A layer of varnish(?) is visible on the surface of the impression, containing fingerprints. Further confirmation is required on the age of this object.

Shabti mould

Legal notes

Given by Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, Pasha, and Colonel Thomas Gayer Gayer-Anderson, 1943

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.4 cm
Height: 11.6 cm
Width: 4.7 cm

Place(s) associated

Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Project

Egypt

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2664.1943
Primary reference Number: 57079
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 14 April 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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