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Collection Online as of March 25, 2025

Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King

c. 990–969 BCE
(1069–715 BCE)
bright blue faience with purple details
Overall: 11 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.582
Location: 107 Egyptian

Description

This small mummiform funerary figurine was a surrogate for the deceased that performed menial tasks for its owner in the afterlife. Mold-made and decorated with paint, this shawabty contains the name of a king within a cartouche. The vibrant blue color occurs during the firing process as a chemical reaction with the pigments in the faience paste, in this case added copper.
  • Presumably Deir el-Bahri (TT 320). Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 354, Color p. 62; Mentioned: p. 354
  • Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99). "Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.
    CMA 1916, no. 33, pp. 207-208
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