Unknown Egyptian
Overseer Shabti of Nes-Khons

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Artist Unknown Egyptian

CultureEgyptian

Titles

Overseer Shabti of Nes-Khons
Overseer, Shawabti of Nes-Khons

Date1070–712 BC

MediumEgyptian faience

Dimensions6 7/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 inches (17.5 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan

Object number31.44

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

200 Jamail Atrium

On view

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Department

Antiquities

Object Type

MUMMIES, TOMB & FUNERARY ART

Provenance[Mohareb Todrous, Luxor, Egypt]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.
Exhibition History"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, March 23–August 27, 1989; January 26, 1991–March 22, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Hieroglyphic inscription in black

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