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Faience shabti figure: E.272.1939

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Current Location: In storage

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Faience shabti figure

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Description

Shabti, blue glazed, uninscribed. A shabti (shawabti or ushabti) is a small mummiform figure that was put in the tomb to 'answer the call' to perform tasks on behalf of the deceased such as tilling and irrigating the lands.

Measurements and weight

Height: 10 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Dating

Ptolemaic Period#
-0332 - -0030

Materials used in production

Faïence

Techniques used in production

Moulded

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.272.1939
Primary reference Number: 53968
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 5 January 2024 Last processed: Friday 5 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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