Shabti

Shabti

Date
26th Dynasty – 30th Dynasty
(c.743 – 332 BC)
Dimensions
Height: 78mm
Width: 23mm
Medium
Faience

Shabti figurine carefully executed in the traditional manner: hands crossed on the chest, holding a hoe, plough and rope. The details are modelled in relief. Tripartite lappet wig with uncovered ears, face (eyesnose, mouth) shaped in relief, prominent long beard covered with black paint. Below, an illegible hieroglyphic inscription. At the back of the figure, a back pillar passes intorectangular base 

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