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Shabti Figure: E.GA.4523.1943

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Current Location: Gallery 20

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Shabti Figure

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Description

Shabti, head only, of Akhenaten

Measurements and weight

Depth: 5.3 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Width: 5.8 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1352 - Circa -1336

Materials used in production

Sandstone or limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4523.1943
Primary reference Number: 58974
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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