Shabti
380 BC - 343 BC
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Blue-green glazed composition shabti, with moulded facial features and details. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with a tripartite wig, false beard, and arms crossed over the chest; a hoe is held in one hand, and a bag slung over the left shoulder in the other. An inscription painted in black, running vertically down the front of the figure, gives an abridged version of the 'spell' often found on shabti. There are traces of salt encrustation across the figure.
The figure has a moulded dorsal pillar. Traces of adhesive remain on the pillar, from where the figure was mounted on a display board.
The figure has a moulded dorsal pillar. Traces of adhesive remain on the pillar, from where the figure was mounted on a display board.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition with painted inscription |
| Brief description | Shabti of Djedher, blue-green glazed composition with painted inscription, Abydos, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty Thirty |
| Physical description | Blue-green glazed composition shabti, with moulded facial features and details. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with a tripartite wig, false beard, and arms crossed over the chest; a hoe is held in one hand, and a bag slung over the left shoulder in the other. An inscription painted in black, running vertically down the front of the figure, gives an abridged version of the 'spell' often found on shabti. There are traces of salt encrustation across the figure. The figure has a moulded dorsal pillar. Traces of adhesive remain on the pillar, from where the figure was mounted on a display board. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund |
| Object history | Found at Abydos tomb G50, 1901-2 excavation season. |
| Bibliographic reference | W.M.F. Petrie, Abydos I (London: Egypt Exploration Fund, 1902): 37-9, Pl. 79.1. |
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| Accession number | 767C-1902 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2017 |
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