The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 7, 2026

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 , Dynasties 19–20

(1540–1069 BCE)
Nile silt ware; lid of limestone
Diameter: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.); Overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.642.a
Location: Not on view
  • 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. 364; Mentioned: p. 363-365
  • CMA 1916, no. 94, p. 214, pl. 341
  • {{cite web|title=Shawabty Jar with Lid|url=false|author=|year=1295–1069 BCE|access-date=07 October 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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