Figure
Category
Archaeological material
Date
664 BC - 630 BC
Materials
Sandstone, Glaze
Measurements
30 mm (Length)7 mm (W)
Place of origin
Egypt
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339546.3
Summary
One of a collection of 12 Egyptian shawabti and amulets, consisting of four pairs and four odd ones. Protective amulet of the goddess Sekhmet.Tiny pale green glazed sandstone (Egyptian faience) with hole through back. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BC).
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.