Ushabti
Ushabti

Currently not on view

Ushabti

Egyptian
y1950-52

Information

Title
Ushabti
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
9.6 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877 (transferred from University Library)
Object Number
y1950-52
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Type
ushabti, funerary objects
Materials
faience
Subject
figures (representations), hieroglyphics

Given by Moses Taylor Pyne to the University Library in 1911; transferred to the Musuem in July 1950.

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