Ushabti - Wax

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Object Details

Donor Name

Hon. Hoffman Philip

Site Name

Luxor (not certain)

Notes

A wax son of Horus figure, with a human head. Maybe as early as second half of 18th dynasty. It has a filet around the brow, and crossed hands in front. Impossible to say which of the 4 this represents - at this period it was usual that all 4 sons would have human heads, not solely Imsety. Would have been amuletic, and probably wrapped up in the mummy wrappings. These are fairly rare.

Record Last Modified

17 Jan 2024

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

15 Jun 1940

Accession Number

156677

USNM Number

A382100-0

Object Type

Figurine

Place

Qena (not certain), Upper Egypt (not certain), Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dcbdd57d-eee4-4698-81b6-4abe6dd22f7c

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8126282