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Funerary Figurine (Ushabti) of the Lady Awi, Singer of Amun and Mistress of the House

Funerary Figurine (Ushabti) of the Lady Awi, Singer of Amun and Mistress of the House

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Artist
Unknown (Egyptian)
Title
Funerary Figurine (Ushabti) of the Lady Awi, Singer of Amun and Mistress of the House
Date
19th Dynasty (ca. 1295-1188 B.C.E.)
Period
19th Dynasty
Medium
Wood with polychromy
Dimensions
10 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 9/16 in. Overall
Credit
Fairchild Foundation Fund purchase
Accession No.
1976.148
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Egypt

Related

Until 1975, Michel Abemayor (New York, NY); Estate of Michel Abemayor (New York, NY); 11 December 1976, sold by the Estate of Michel Abemayer at Sotheby Parke Bernet (New York, NY) sale 3934, "Fine Egyptian, Western Asiatic, and Classical Antiquities" (lot 174) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called the Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff 29 October 2021]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Bulletin 1976-1977." Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1977. p. 6
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. "The Classical World: Aegean Art." Art History Image Search, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Online. Mar 7, 2003. <http://facstaff.uww.edu/henigec/imagesearch/index.htm>;

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