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Shawabty Jar with Lid

1295–1069 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 19–20

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Medium
Nile silt ware; lid of limestone
Measurements
Diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.); Overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.642.a
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Location
Not on view
Print
A bulbous ceramic vessel crafted from Nile silt tapers from a wide, chipped rim toward a small flat base. Weathered reddish-brown and dusty gray coat the surface, where faint ridges streak horizontally around the body. On the left shoulder, black ink characters descend in vertical columns. The vessel's rough texture and uneven mouth feature patches of surface loss throughout, highlighting its ancient, weathered form.

Shawabty Jar with Lid

1295–1069 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 19–20

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