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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