Shabti

E17923.3

From: Egypt | Nubia | Aniba

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E17923.3
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Aniba
Period Nineteenth Dynasty
Section Egyptian
Materials Faience
Inscription Language Egyptian Language
Description

Blue-green faience shabti inscribed for "The Osiris, Ta..." Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with indications of modeled ears. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. The column of text running down the legs of the shabti is faint, and portions are illegible. There is a rectangular painted basket on the shabti's back with slanted line internal decoration. This piece is perhaps related to E17915.1.

Height 11.2 cm
Width 3.53 cm
Depth 2.39 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Karanog, Shablul; David Randall-MacIver, 1907

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