Object Details
Collector
Walter J. Clark
Donor Name
Walter J. Clark
Notes
BROWN, WOODEN POLYCHROMED USHABTI DEPICTS MUMMY FORM W/ ARMS RAISED & PLACED AGAINST CHEST, HANDS HOLDING CYLINDRICAL ITEMS. TOP SIDE COVERED W/ HORIZONTAL BANDS OF CARVED HIEROGLYPHS. FACE HAS CARVED BROWS, EYES, NOSE, & EARS. MOUTH PAINTED RED. UNDERSIDE OF MUMMY UNDECORATED. CRACKS AT BASE AND PAINT LAYERS PEELING OFF.
Shabti, wood, carved, covered with gesso, remnants of paint, gilding; bottom perforated for mounting, possibly 13th dynasty, per Jenkins in 1972. Per Johns Hopkins University Egyptologist Betsy Bryan this is fake, not even real hieroglyphs.
Record Last Modified
19 Jul 2017
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
15 Jul 1997
Collection Date
1955 to 1956
Accession Number
409928
USNM Number
A553329-0
Object Type
Figurine
Length - Object
23 cm
Width - Object
7 cm
Height - Object
3.5 cm
Place
Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8504100