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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
Measurements
Diameter: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.643
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Location
Not on view
Print
A white-coated bulbous ceramic jar tapers to a narrow base, its surface marked by faint horizontal ridges. A domed lid is crowned by a seated jackal figurine. On the body, a black-ink drawing of a jackal-headed deity and vertical columns of hieroglyphic script frame the central scene. The white coating thins toward the bottom, exposing raw reddish-brown clay and creating a weathered, ancient finish that highlights the vessel's textured history.

Shawabty Jar with Lid

1295–1069 BCE

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

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