Shabti
380 BC - 343 BC
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By the Third Intermediate Period, the fullest shabti sets contained 365 figures, one for each day of the year. 36 of these were 'overseer' shabti; each controlled a group of ten, and was responsible for overseeing the work performed by the shabtis in the afterlife. Unlike typical shabtis, overseers were depicted in a kilt, reflecting dress worn in daily life.
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Materials and techniques | Glazed composition |
Brief description | Shabti , blue-green glazed composition, Abydos, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty Thirty |
Physical description | Blue-green glazed composition 'overseer' shabti, with moulded details. The figure wears a bipartite wig and short kilt, with one arm by its side and the other raised holding a whip. |
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Gallery label | Figure , Moulded blue glazed composition Egypt, XXXth Dynasty Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund (768 &A to E-1902) Found in a tomb (cemetary G) at Abydos during 1901-02 excavations .(18/06/2009) |
Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund |
Object history | Found at Abydos (possibly tomb G50), 1901-2 excavation season. |
Summary | By the Third Intermediate Period, the fullest shabti sets contained 365 figures, one for each day of the year. 36 of these were 'overseer' shabti; each controlled a group of ten, and was responsible for overseeing the work performed by the shabtis in the afterlife. Unlike typical shabtis, overseers were depicted in a kilt, reflecting dress worn in daily life. |
Bibliographic reference | W.M.F. Petrie, Abydos I (London: Egypt Exploration Fund, 1902): 37-9 |
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Accession number | 768C-1902 |
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Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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