Ushabti
Ushabti

Currently not on view

Ushabti

Egyptian
y1950-54

Information

Title
Ushabti
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
13.5 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877 (transferred from University Library)
Object Number
y1950-54
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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