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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Egyptian
| | Title: | Shabti of the Divine Adoratress Kedmerout
| | Date Made: | 945-712 BCE (Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22)
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | Faience, formed in mold; paint
| | Place Made: | Africa; Asia; Egypt
| | Measurements: | overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.; 9.525 x 3.175 x 2.2225 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 1910.9.3.A.K
| | Credit Line: | Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Mummiform figure of bright turquoise faience, with badly damaged head. Arms crossed, right over left. Slight protrusions for hands. Flat back. Black paint for two hoes, text column below hands, streamers form missing (chipped) headband, and cross-hatched rectangular seed bag suspended on long straps from shoulders on back. All painted details are badly worn. Text is illegible, but the outline of a cartouche survives. Object comes from the same mold as MH 1910.9.1-2.A.K and MH 1910.9.4-5.A.K.
Tags:
ancient; archaeology; tombs; deaths; afterlife; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture; agriculture Subjects:
Religion; Rites and ceremonies; Agriculture; archaeological objects; Civilization, Ancient; Death; Future life; Rituals; Sculpture; Tombs Link to share this object record:
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