Accession No

1948.2691 B


Description

Shabti of Psametik, son of Sebarekhyt. Bright blue faience. Mounted on modern wood base.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt


Period

Late Period XXVI Dynasty


Source

Acworth, M. W. (Mrs) [donor]; Acworth Collection


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1948.2691 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term

Wsbti Shabti


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to base reads: '164'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Inscription)
Unknown transcriber, possibly Aidan Dodson: Inscription includes Shabti spell and 'Psmtk ms n Sb3-Rhyt'.
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden


Description (Labels & Markings)
Base marked in pencil: 'Sotheby's Sale Nov/21 No 246. 220'
Event Date 11/1921
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Auction / Sale)
According to the inscription on the base, this was purchased from a Sotheby's sale in November 1921, lot number 246. It is not currently know which sale this refers to.
Event Date 11/1921
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Shabti of Psametik son of Sebarekhyt; Shabti Spell + Psmtk ms n Sb3-Rhyt
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Bright blue glazed faience ushabti for Psamtek, born to Sebarekhyt.'
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Remke Velden


Context (Analysis)
According to Glenn Janes this shabti has numerous parallels in collections round the world.
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Remke Velden


Context (Amendments / updates)
This shabti was originally catalogued as from the Late Egyptian; 26th Dynasty. Glenn Janes examined this shabti in March 2018. He dates it to the Late Period; 26th Dynasty and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Remke Velden


Context (Analysis)
Glenn Janes, author of The Shabti Collections, examined this shabti in March 2018 as part of a survey of MAA's entire shabti collection, which continued in May 2018. Janes generated a spreadsheet detailing his analysis of the collection, see Doc.417.
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Remke Velden


Description (Physical description)
Shabti of Psametik, son of Sebarekhyt. Bright blue faience. Mounted on modern wood base.
Event Date 15/3/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


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