Shawabty
1350–1070 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniquePainted wood
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 22.2 x 6.5 x 4 cm (8 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4118
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
designed in 1978; manufactured 1991
2140–1991 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1186 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
13th-14th century
4th–3rd century B.C.