Accession No
Z 17574
Description
Shabti of Atawi. Blue faience with black details. Inscription: Wsir 3-t3wi.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Thebes; Ramesseum
Period
Third Intermediate Period XXII Dynasty
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 17574
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience
Local Term
Wsbti Shabti
Measurements
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 the Ramesseum, Western Thebes, which has been added to the Place field.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Inscription)
Unknown transcriber, possibly Aidan Dodson: 'Wsir 3-t3wi'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
According to Glenn Janes, this shabti has parallels in London (UC - read by Petrie as Hortawy), and Manchester, etc.
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (References)
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 Hortawy (or Atawy?).'
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Shabti of Atawi. Blue faience with black details. Inscription: Wsir 3-t3wi.
Event Date 16/3/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
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