Shabti

E17914.18

From: Egypt | Nubia | Aniba

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E17914.18
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Aniba
Locus An5
Period Nineteenth Dynasty
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic
Description

Two joining fragments of a ceramic (Nile Silt) shabti with no inscription, broken into two pieces at the knee. Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with no indication of molded ears. Hands are not molded. Surface is encrusted with patches of a white substance, possibly salt, particularly near the face. Large area of vitrification between the left elbow and the left knee.

Height 14.6 cm
Width 4.88 cm
Depth 2.98 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Karanog, Shablul; David Randall-MacIver, 1907

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