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1921.93.403

Blue glazed faience shabti figure, mummiform with painted eyes and hieroglyphic inscription down central column. Stylised mummiform figure, basic incised detail to the head and headdress, no incised detail to the body. [AS 09/10/2012]

1921.93.403

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Collection type
Object
Description
Blue glazed faience shabti figure, mummiform with painted eyes and hieroglyphic inscription down central column. Stylised mummiform figure, basic incised detail to the head and headdress, no incised detail to the body. [AS 09/10/2012]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date
Date collected
1864-1865
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Faience Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Inscribed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.403
Research and responses

This object was examined by Alice Williams, a UCL MA student, who described it in more detail [see longer description]. [AS 09/10/2012]

Search terms: Figure, Religion, Death, Religious Object, Grave Good

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