Fake Shabti
Title
Fake Shabti
Description
A fake shabti or "answerer" figurine acquired by GH Bourne in 1915 as an imitation item to send home to Australia. The current whereabouts of the artefact is unknown. Bourne acquired a series of genuine and imitation artefacts in Egypt which are listed in a letter from Bourne to his Mother in March 1915.
Creator
Date
AD 1900 - AD 1915
Type
Identifier
C.015.009
Coverage
Accrual Method
Provenance
Purchased by Maj. George Herbert Bourne, Egypt, Feb-Mar 1915.
Bibliographic Citation
Bourne, GH. (1915). OM68-25 George Herbert Bourne Papers 1846-195. State Library of Queensland, Brisbane. OM68-25-14
Relation
P.015
Contributor
Mr James Donaldson
Collection
Citation
Modern (Egyptian), “Fake Shabti,” First World War Antiquities, accessed May 6, 2024, https://ww1antiquities.omeka.net/items/show/140.
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