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Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King
c. 990-969 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This small mummiform funerary figurine was a surrogate for the deceased that performed menial tasks for its owner in the afterlife. Mold-made and decorated with paint, this shawabty contains the name of a king within a cartouche. The vibrant blue color occurs during the firing process as a chemical reaction with the pigments in the faience paste, in this case added copper.
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- Title: Shawabty of Pinudjem I, High Priest of Amen and King
- Date Created: c. 990-969 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 3.6 x 2.5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.)
- Provenance: Presumably Deir el-Bahri (TT 320). Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
- Type: Funerary Equipment
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.582
- Medium: bright blue faience with purple details
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate Period, early Dynasty 21
- Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Collection: Egypt - Third Intermediate
- Accession Number: 1914.582
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