Shabti Figure

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Shabti Figure
Date664–343 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumEgyptian faience
Dimensionswithout mount: 4 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 15/16 inches (11.7 × 3.8 × 2.3 cm)
on mount: 5 7/8 × 9/16 × 9/16 inches (14.9 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch
Object number52.44
Not on view

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ProvenanceGeneral Maurice Hirsch (1890–1983) and Winifred B. Hirsch (1908–1990), Houston, before 1952; given to MFAH, 1952.
Exhibition HistoryUnveiling ceremony of a mural by John Biggers in the lobby of the Jesse H. Jones School of Business Building, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, on September 22, 1999 (LN: 99.15).

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