Shawabty of Meritamen

1000-945 BC

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Title: Shawabty of Meritamen
Date Created: 1000-945 BC
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 12 x 3.4 x 3.8 cm (4 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Bab el-Gasus tomb. Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Type: Funerary Equipment
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.587
Medium: turquoise faience with dark purple decoration
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21 (1069-945 BC)
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Collection: Egypt - Third Intermediate
Accession Number: 1914.587

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