This Late Period shawabty is inscribed for Ankh-hor, born of Tadiuserpahap. 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 and cord to a small seed bag on the left. Here there is no seed...
Provenance
From Giza, Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7650, [some originally from pit G 7524 A, room III or room IV, probably room VI], [some originally from street (G 7600 W)], [some originally from street G 7600, pit V, room II (G 7600 V II)]. 1929: 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: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
29.3213
Medium or Technique
Faience