| Maker(s): | Unknown
| | Culture: | Egyptian
| | Title: | Shabti of Bakenkhonsu
| | Date Made: | 1069-715 BCE (Dynasties 21-24)
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | Faience, formed in mold; paint
| | Place Made: | Africa; Asia; Egypt
| | Measurements: | Overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 10.8 cm x 3.8 cm x 3.2 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | On front, column below chin: "The Osiris, the God's father of Amun, Bakenkhonsu, justified." "The Osiris" became a standard epithet for a deceased person, who was assimilated to the god for the afterlife; "God's father of Amun" is a high-ranking priestly title; "Bakenkhonsu" is a name meaning "Servant of [the god] Khonsu"; and "justified" is a common honorific designation for a deceased person.
| | Accession Number: | MH 1910.7.6.A.K
| | Credit Line: | Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Mummiform figure, turquoise discolored to greenish white. Arms crossed, left over ight. Flat back. Black paint for eyes, brows, two hoes (proper left faintly visible), text column below chin (see Inscription field for details), headband with knots and streamers, rectangular seed bag on back, slung from shoulders by very faint curving straps that meet in center. Bag cross-hatched, with strong vertical and faint diagonal lines. Small flange along rear perimeter from imperfect trimming of piece after removal from open-backed mold. Companion to MH 1910.7.1-5.A.K; MH 1910.7.7.A.K.
Tags:
ancient; archaeology; tombs; deaths; afterlife; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture; agriculture Link to share this object record:
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