Accession No

Z 17605


Description

Shabti - Shabti of unknown person


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Abydos


Period

Early Ptolemaic


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 17605


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term

Wsbti Shabti


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
From Abydos, North Cemeteries: Cemetery G, tomb G50.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Shabti of unknown person.
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Glenn Janes has identified parallels in Cambridge (Fitz,) and Liverpool - see Janes 2016, p. 518 [nos. 272a & b] and Macclesfield.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Blue glazed faience ushabti without inscription.'
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 (Amendments / updates)
This shabti was originally catalogued as simply from the Ptolemaic Period. Glenn Janes examined this shabti in May 2018. He dates it to Early Ptolemaic Period and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Amendments / updates)
This shabti originally had no specific provenance beyond 'Egypt'. Based on parallels in other museums, Glenn Janes identified it as from Abydos, North Cemeteries: Cemetery G, tomb G50 which has been added to the Place field.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau


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