Accession No
2008.41 F
Description
Fragment of a pottery shabti with a cartouche between the hands on the chest. Broken at top and bottom.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
19th century
Source
Oriental Studies
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2008.41 F; 30
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic (fired); Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
On reverse side an octagonal label affixed with handwritten: '30.' I.Gunn 1/4/2015
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of pottery shabti. Broken at top and bottom. Moulded details on the front on either side of what may be a faded cartouche. The terminal ends of a wig are extant on either side of the faded cartouche.
Event Date 1/4/2015
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
This shabti was tentativelly catalogued as Roman. Glenn Janes examined this shabti in May 2018. He identified it as a Nineteenth Century tourist souvenir from the Grand Tour and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Fragment of a pottery shabti with a cartouche between the hands on the chest.'
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)
Fragment of a pottery shabti with a cartouche between the hands on the chest. Broken at top and bottom.
Event Date 25/4/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
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