Shabti
664 BC - 332 BC (made)
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Blue glazed composition shabti. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with a false beard, tripartite wig, and hands crossed over the chest; the left holds a hoe, and the right holds a seed bag slung over the left shoulder. An impressed inscription, containing a version of the 'spell' often found on shabtis, runs in horizontal bands resembling mummy wrappings around the entirety of the body.
There are remains of adhesive on the head and back from where the figure was attached to a display board.
There are remains of adhesive on the head and back from where the figure was attached to a display board.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition with impressed inscription |
| Brief description | Shabti of Hori, blue glazed composition with impressed inscription, Egypt, Late Period |
| Physical description | Blue glazed composition shabti. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with a false beard, tripartite wig, and hands crossed over the chest; the left holds a hoe, and the right holds a seed bag slung over the left shoulder. An impressed inscription, containing a version of the 'spell' often found on shabtis, runs in horizontal bands resembling mummy wrappings around the entirety of the body. There are remains of adhesive on the head and back from where the figure was attached to a display board. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | This object originally formed part of the Ceramics collection at the Museum of Practical Geology, on Jermyn Street, which was transferred en masse to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901. |
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| Accession number | 5479-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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