Shawabti
| Object Number: | E12615A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Deir El-Medina |
| Period: | Nineteenth Dynasty New Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 1292-1190 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1292 |
| Late Date: | -1190 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment Gesso |
| Technique: | Painted |
| Iconography: | Woman Maya |
| Inscription Language: | Hieroglyphic |
| Height: | 24 cm |
| Width: | 5.6 cm |
| Depth: | 4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Dillwyn Parrish, 1914 |
| Other Number: | DP 235 - Field No SF |
Description
Painted wooden shabti inscribed: Of the Lady Maya. The figure is mummiform and brightly painted. She wears a long heavy wig and an elaborate broad collar. There are nine lines of inscription on the front of the figure. The glyphs are painted black on a yellow background and the lines separating the text are red. A basket is on her back. In each hand, she holds an object, perhaps an amulet.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mummy Room ( Jun 1972 - 1979) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Markoe, Glen, and Capel, Anne K. Mistress of the House Mistress of the Heaven Women in Ancient Egypt.. Hudson Hills Press, New York in association with Cincinnatti Art Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 151-52 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 35 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 252-255 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 93, fig. 82; Back Cover | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 89. fig. 56 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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