Accession No

Z 17519


Description

Blue green faience shabti with details added in black. Inscribed for the God's Father of Amen, Bak-en-Khonsu. Surface decayed.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abydos


Period

Third Intermediate Period XXII Dynasty


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 17519


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term

Wsbti Shabti


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
From Abydos, North Cemeteries: Cemetery D, tomb 14E.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Inscription)
Unknown transcriber, possibly Aidan Dodson: shd wsir hm-ntr it-ntr n ' Imn [....]
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Shabti of unknown priest of Amun, surface decayed; shd wsir hm-ntr it-ntr n ' Imn [....]
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Blue/green glazed faience shabti with details added in black. Inscribed for the God's Father of Amen, Bak-en-Khonsu.'
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Related Documents)
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 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Analysis)
Glenn Janes has identified parallels in the following collections: Batley, Bolton, Bristol, Chicago, Greenock, London (BM & UC), St. Helens, Southport and Warrington.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Amendments / updates)
This shabti originally had no specific provenance beyond 'Egypt'. Based on parallels in other museums, Glenn Janes identified it as from Abydos, North Cemeteries: Cemetery D, tomb 14E which has been added to the Place field.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Amendments / updates)
This shabti was originally catalogued as from the Third Intermediate; New Kingdom; XX. Glenn Janes examined this shabti in May 2018. He dates it to the Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Blue green faience shabti with details added in black. Inscribed for the God's Father of Amen, Bak-en-Khonsu. Surface decayed.
Event Date 26/4/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:36931

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