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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Shabti Figure
Date Made:ca. c. 664-305 BCE Late Period, Dynasties 26-31
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Turquoise faience
Place Made:Egypt
Measurements:length: 4 3/16 in.; 10.6363 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1918.9.22
Credit Line:Gift of Helen Griggs
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Figure shaped like a mummy with long wig extending down to crossed hands holding implements. Molded details include the implements (hoes), border lines for a single text column down front, and faintly impressed and illegible hieroglyphs. On back, a crudely formed flat panel “back pillar.”; religion

Tags:
religion; archaeology; mythology

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