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Shawabty of a woman
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1539–1075 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number1974.576
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
ProvenanceBy 1967, sold by Robert Gordon Faudree to Horace L. Mayer (b. 1899 - d. 1968), Williamstown, MA [see note 1]; to his widow, Florence Ellen Mayer, Williamstown; 1974, gift of Mrs. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1975)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Horace Mayer to Edward Terrace of the MFA (November 17, 1967). First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 17, 1967 (loan no. 201.67).
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Horace Mayer to Edward Terrace of the MFA (November 17, 1967). First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 17, 1967 (loan no. 201.67).