Accession No
Z 17571
Description
Shabti of Userhatmes. Blue faience with details and inscription in black.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Thebes; Deir el-Bahari
Period
Third Intermediate Period XXI Dynasty
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 17571
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience
Local Term
Wsbti Shabti
Measurements
97mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
This shabti originally had no specific provenance beyond 'Egypt'. Based on parallels in other museums, Glenn Janes identified it as from Western Thebes, the Priests of Amen Cache – Cache 2 – Deir el-Bahari., which has been added to the Place field.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Inscription)
Unknown transcriber, possibly Aidan Dodson: 'Wsir Wsr-h3t-ms m3' hrw'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
According to Glenn Janes, this shabti has parallels in Alexandria, Amiens, Brussels, Chicago, Copenhagen, Cortona, Florence, Istanbul, Leiden, London (BM), New York, Oslo, Paris, Roanne, Swansea, and Vienna etc.
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
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: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Blue glazed faience shabti, details added in black, for Userhatmes.'
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Shabti of Userhatmes. Blue faience with details and inscription in black.
Event Date 30/1/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:36963
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