This shawabty attributed to Pakherenkhonsu 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 and cord to a small seed bag on the left. In this case there is no wig...
Provenance
From Egypt, Giza Pit G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheperre) room IV, originally from room VI (burial chamber). 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, reign of Amasis, 570–526 B.C.
Findspot
Giza, Egypt
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
29.4651
Medium or Technique
Faience