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Shawabty
Egyptian
New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18-20
1350–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Painted wood
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 22.2 x 6.5 x 4 cm (8 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4118
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionCarved wooden shawabty, with arms folded across his chest, wearing the pleated garment and elaborate wig characteristic of the New Kingdom. The lower part of the skirt has been smoothed in preparation for an inscription, but the text was never carved.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.