Accession No

Z 17575


Description

Pale blue faience shabti coated in layer of varnish (modern). The name of the owner, followed by Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, is obscured by the varnish. The lower legs and feet are missing.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt


Period

Late Period XXVI Dynasty XXVII Dynasty XXVIII Dynasty XXIX Dynasty XXX Dynasty


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 17575


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term

Wsbti Shabti


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Shabti of unknown person, lower part missing; Shabti Spell + []
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
This shabti was originally catalogued as Late Egyptian; XXVI Dynasty. Glenn Janes examined this shabti in May 2018. He dates it to the Late Period 26th-30th Dynasty and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Pale blue glazed faience coated in layer of varnish (modern). The name of the owner, followed by Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, is obscured by the varnish. The lower legs and feet are missing.'
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


Description (Physical description)
Shabti of unknown person, lower part missing. Impressed shabti spell and inscription. Modern varnish, applied at an unknown date, has rendered much of the inscription obscure.
Event Date 14/5/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Pale blue faience shabti coated in layer of varnish (modern). The name of the owner, followed by Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, is obscured by the varnish. The lower legs and feet are missing.
Event Date 26/4/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:36970

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