The shawabty belongs to Amenirdis, child of Tadishededet. This is a head and torso fragment of a shawabty which dates to the Late Period. The typology of this period consists of a tripartite wig, long beard, back pillar and base, with the figure holding the pick on the right shoulder and hoe...
Provenance
From Giza G 7610+7620: pit G 7620 O. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C.
Findspot
Giza, Egypt
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
25.4801
Medium or Technique
Faience