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Fragment of an Egyptian ushabti figure

Faience

Museum number: MR48

On display: Model Room (pre-booked tours only)
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Curatorial note

This item, which appears to be just the stump of an object, made of faience, was described in the earliest inventories of the Museum (1837) as 'A small fragment of an Egyptian figure - Baked Clay'.

Provenance help-art-provenance

Unknown; in Soane's collection by the time of the creation of the Model Room in c.1834. Soane describes the showcase containing small items MR42-MR68 in the Model Room in his 1835 Description.


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