id: 94016 accession number: 1914.587 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.587 updated: 2025-02-08 22:08:27.696000 Shawabty of Meritamen, 1000–956 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 21. Turquoise faience with dark purple decoration; overall: 12 x 3.4 x 3.8 cm (4 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.587 title: Shawabty of Meritamen title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1000–956 BCE creation date earliest: -1000 creation date latest: -945 current location: creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust copyright: --- culture: Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasty 21 technique: turquoise faience with dark purple decoration department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - Third Intermediate type: Funerary Equipment find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 12 x 3.4 x 3.8 cm (4 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Bab el-Gasus tomb. Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 page number: Reproduced: p. 356; Mentioned: p. 356 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.587/1914.587_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.587/1914.587_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.587/1914.587_full.tif