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Shabti

343 BC - 332 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Egypt (made)
Abydos (found)

Hand-moulded red earthenware shabti. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with facial features and hands roughly modelled by pinching into the clay. The feet have been formed by bending up the end of the strip.

The figure has been baked unevenly.

Object details

Category
Africa
Object type
Shabti
Materials and techniques
Earthenware
Brief description
Shabti, red earthenware, Abydos, Egypt, Late Period, possibly Dynasty Thirty-one
Physical description
Hand-moulded red earthenware shabti. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with facial features and hands roughly modelled by pinching into the clay. The feet have been formed by bending up the end of the strip.

The figure has been baked unevenly.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm
  • Width: 3cm
Styles
Egyptian
Late Period
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Gallery label
Historic display label:

TWO CLAY USHABTIU
From a tomb (cem. G) at Abydos
XXXth dynasty [later note added in pencil: Persian Period]
Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund
770 and 770a-1902
Credit line
Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund
Object history
Found at Abydos, cemetery G, 1901-2 excavation season.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
770-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O340452/shabti-unknown/
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