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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