Shabti
c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC (made)
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Moulded red earthenware shabti, covered in a white slip. The figure has a tripartite wig painted in blue; facial features, two necklaces and an inscription naming the deceased running down the centre-front of the figure are painted in black on top of a yellow ground. The middle necklace, mouth and vertical lines bordering the inscription are painted in red.
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Materials and techniques | Red earthenware with white slip, painted |
Brief description | Shabti of Ptahy, red earthenware, Gurob, Egypt, New Kingdom |
Physical description | Moulded red earthenware shabti, covered in a white slip. The figure has a tripartite wig painted in blue; facial features, two necklaces and an inscription naming the deceased running down the centre-front of the figure are painted in black on top of a yellow ground. The middle necklace, mouth and vertical lines bordering the inscription are painted in red. |
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Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund. |
Object history | Found at Gurob, tomb 63, 1903-4 excavation season. |
Bibliographic reference | L. Loat, Gurob, British School of Archaeology in Egypt and Egyptian Research Account 10 (London: Bernard Quaritch, 1905): 7, Pl. 5.1. |
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Accession number | 1307-1904 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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