The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 23, 2020

Shawabty of Meritamen

1000-945 BC

Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21

(1069-945 BC)

Turquoise faience with dark purple decoration

Overall: 12 x 3.4 x 3.8 cm (4 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.587

Location

not on view

Provenance
Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Bab el-Gasus tomb. Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Citations
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. 356; Mentioned: p. 356
Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1914.587