The shawabty belongs to Amenirdis, child of Tadishededet. This is a feet and base fragment of a shawabty which dates to the Late Period. An ancient Egyptian shawabty is a funerary figurine that was intended to magically animate in the Afterlife in order to act as a proxy for the deceased when...
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: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Accession Number
25.4833
Medium or Technique
Faience