Shabti (Forgery, modern)

Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker

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collected about 1890s

Pottery

Overall: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Howard A. Pearson, Class of 1951

S.956.40.3

Geography

Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Funerary Equipment

Research Area

Ancient Egypt

Africa

Not on view

Inscriptions

Text: On lower part of body, meaningless

Course History

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015

Provenance

Collected by William Diamond, 1890's; passed down in the family to Anne S. Pearson; to her husband, Dr. Howard A. Pearson, Orange, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1956.

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