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Wooden shabti | |
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Title/s | Wooden shabti |
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Description | shabti, with hieratic inscription in black ink. A shabti (or shawabti or ushabti) is a small mummiform figure that was put in tombs in order to 'answer the call' to perform tasks on behalf of the deceased such as tilling and irrigating the lands. This example is inscribed with a magic spell in the heiratic script. |
Field Collection | Egypt |
Dimensions |
height 10.5
cm |
Period | |
Date | circa 1773 B.C. — 1650 B.C. |
Provenance | given: Elderton, William Palin 1955 (Filtered for: Antiquities) |
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Accession Number | E.79.1955 (Antiquities) |
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