This shawabty belongs to Nubemusekhet born of Weden(?)-Hr. 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 the arms are crossed right over...
Provenance
From Giza, Pit G 7524 A, room VIII. 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, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C.
Findspot
Giza, Egypt
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
29.3867
Medium or Technique
Faience