Accession No

Z 17538


Description

Green faience shabti, possibly for Henut-tawy. Details are added in black (faded). Inscription illegible.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; ?Abydos


Period

Third Intermediate Period XXII Dynasty


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 17538


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term

Wsbti Shabti


Measurements


Events

Description (Inscription)
Unknown transcriber, possibly Aidan Dodson: Wsir Hnwt-t3wi m3' -hrw
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Field collection)
Possibly from Abydos, North Cemeteries: Cemetery E.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Surface Decayed; Wsir Hnwt-t3wi m3' -hrw
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Green glazed faience shabti. Details are added in black (faded). An illegible inscription names the owner as Henut-tawy according to museum records'.
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: Amsterdam. Batley, Bolton, Harrogate, Liverpool and London (BM & UC).
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Analysis)
Based on parallels in other museums, Glenn Janes suggests this shabti comes from Abydos, North Cemeteries: Cemetery E. The Place field has been amended accordingly and a separate entry was added to the Production field.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


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


Description (Physical description)
Green faience shabti, possibly for Henut-tawy. Details are added in black (faded). Inscription illegible.
Event Date 26/4/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:36949

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