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Shawabty of Psamtik
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 27–30
525–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.2176
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionFaience. Blue glaze, but thinning around the lower portions of the beard, chest and hands. Lappet wig, hands crossed, holding hoe and adze(?) and one cord; 8 lines of inscription. Column down back. End of beard missing.
ProvenanceBy 1921: William Sturgis Bigelow Collection; 1921: given to the MFA by the William Sturgis Bigelow.
(Accession Date: October 6, 1921)
(Accession Date: October 6, 1921)