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Fragment of shawabty of Akhenaten
Fragment of shawabty of Akhenaten

Fragment of shawabty of Akhenaten

1353–1336 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueStone; Limestone
Dimensions8.3 x 7.2 x 6 cm (3 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam E. Nickerson Fund
Accession number65.466
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFindspot Information: Presumably el-Amarna, royal tomb or wadi. Purchased from C. Abner.
The object was was purchased from C. Abner on April 14, 1965. It is well known. It was in the travelling exhibition "Akhenaten and Nefertiti" (Brooklyn/Detroit 1973-74) and is also published in the monograph on the objects from the Royal Tomb at el-Amarna (Martin 1974, pp. 55-55, no. 137, pl. 36).