Ushabti Fragment
sculptor
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeEgypt, Middle East
MediumStone
Dimensions10.2 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm (4 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11n67
eMuseum ID725254
Previous Number148
EmbARK ObjectID11522
TMS Source ID717
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesKathleen King, "Isabella's Desk of Curiosities in the Macknight Room," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 31 May 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/isabellas-desk-curiosities-macknight-room
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Egypt, September 1874 - April 1875.
