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Shawabty of the "god's wife" Maatkara
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21
1070–945 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahari, royal cache
Medium/Technique
Light blue faience
Dimensions
Height: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number57.407
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionThe shawabty is mummiform, arms crossed right over left, holding hoes, with wedge-formed feet. Vertical inscription in front for the "god's wife" Maatkara, daughter of Pinudjem I.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Deir el-Bahari, royal cache; Luigi Vassalli Collection (1812-1887); by 1957: Horace L. Mayer Collection; 1957: gift of Horace L. Mayer.
(Accession Date: April 1, 1957)
(Accession Date: April 1, 1957)