Shabti mould (of unknown material, either clay or stone), with impression of shabti, used for producing mass quantities of shabtis. Object has a flat base and raised sides. A layer of varnish(?) is visible on the surface of the impression, containing fingerprints. Further confirmation is required on the age of this object.
Shabti mould
Given by Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, Pasha, and Colonel Thomas Gayer Gayer-Anderson, 1943
Depth: 2.4 cm
Height: 11.6 cm
Width: 4.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Accession number: E.GA.2664.1943
Primary reference Number: 57079
Oldadmincategory: SU
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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