Shabti

E17917.1

From: Egypt | Nubia | Aniba

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E17917.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Aniba
Period Eighteenth Dynasty
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic
Inscription Language Egyptian Language
Description

Painted ceramic shabti. The shabti wears a tripartite wig, with no indication of molded ears. There are no molded hands, and a faint indication of an adze on the right shoulder. A line of text originally existed on the front, but it is virtually illegible due to surface wear. There are faint indications of a painted rectangular basket on the shabti's back.

Height 9.4 cm
Width 3.4 cm
Depth 2.32 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Karanog, Shablul; David Randall-MacIver, 1907

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