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Ushabti: E.GA.2627k.1943

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Current Location: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (20th Century Gallery)

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Clay shabti, with white wash, painted blue, black and red, uninscribed. Likely mould made, considerable surface loss to the figure, particularly around the face, upper torso, and on the back of the figure. The colour is generally well preserved, but it is best preserved on the bag wig. An inscribed curved line on the back of the figure represents the basket typically carried by agricultural workers/shabtis. The initial "GA" are visible on the back of the shabti also.

Shabti, with white wash, painted blue, black and red, uninscribed

Legal notes

Given by Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, Pasha, and Colonel Thomas Gayer Gayer-Anderson, 1943

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

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  • Egypt

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2627k.1943
Primary reference Number: 57041
Oldadmincategory: SU

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 September 2025

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

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