id:			94270
accession number:	1914.718.38
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.718.38
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:01.947000

Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715–656 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 4.1 x 1.6 x 1 cm (1 5/8 x 5/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.718.38

title:				Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh
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creation date:			715–656 BC
creation date earliest:		-715
creation date latest:		-656
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25
technique:	terracotta
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Late Period
type:		Funerary Equipment
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measurements: Overall: 4.1 x 1.6 x 1 cm (1 5/8 x 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Probably Thebes. Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent.
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High demand for shawabtys in the Late Period (when as many as 400 or more shawabtys were placed in a tomb), gave rise to a specialized container for storing them. This shawabty box was probably one of a pair originally made for the lady Ditamenpaankh. The single-masted boat on the lid may refer to the pilgrimage of the deceased to the holy city of Abydos, the cult city of Osiris, king of the dead. The sides are inscribed with the traditional shawabty spell charging the funerary servants with their duties. The shawabtys inside are crude, mass-produced examples that were cast in an open mold. Made of terracotta, their blue paint imitates more costly shawabtys made of faience.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 448-9
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