Shabti
c. 1550 BC - c. 1292 BC (made)
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Blue glazed composition shabti. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with a tripartite wig, facial features and hands crossed over the chest roughly modelled. The feet have been formed by bending up the end of the strip.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition |
| Brief description | Shabti, blue glazed composition, Abydos, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty Eighteen |
| Physical description | Blue glazed composition shabti. The figure is mummiform or Osiriform, with a tripartite wig, facial features and hands crossed over the chest roughly modelled. The feet have been formed by bending up the end of the strip. |
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| Gallery label | Found in Tomb K.6, at Abydos, Upper Egypt during 1908-09 excavations. |
| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund |
| Object history | Found at Abydos, tomb K6, 1908-9 excavation season. |
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| Accession number | C.264-1909 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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