Accession No
Z 17615
Description
Shabti of DjedKhonsuiwefankh. Blue faience with details in black
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Thebes; ?Deir el-Bahari
Period
Third Intermediate Period XXI Dynasty
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 17615
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience
Local Term
Wsbti Shabti
Measurements
102mm
Events
Description (Inscription)
Unknown transcriber, possibly Aidan Dodson: wsir imy-r sntwy Dd-Hnsw-iw.f-' nh
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Blue Glaze; wsir imy-r sntwy Dd-Hnsw-iw.f-' nh
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
According to Glenn Janes (2018), Shabtis for this owner are sometimes wrongly attributed as coming from the Priests of Amen Cache at Deir el-Bahari. Parallels in Bolton, Cambridge (Fitz.), Chiddingstone, Copenhagen, Kazon, Lisbon, Mainz, Manchester, Mainz, Moscow, New York, Sydney, and Winterthur etc.
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Analysis)
This shabti originally had no specific provenance beyond 'Egypt'. Based on parallels in other museums, Glenn Janes identified it as from Western Thebes, probably Deir el-Baharhi, which has been added to the Place field.
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): 'Bright blue glazed faience, details added in black for the Overseer of the Double Granary, DjedKhonsuiwefankh.'
Event Date 3/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:36999
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