Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 231 of 358 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed

Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Egyptian
Title:	Shabti
Date Made:	1069-715 BCE (Dynasties 21-24)
Type:	Sculpture
Materials:	Faience, formed in mold; paint
Place Made:	Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:	overall: 4 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.; 11.1125 x 3.4925 x 2.8575 cm
Narrative Inscription:	On front, below chest: "The Osiris..." (illegible). "The Osiris" became a standard epithet for a deceased person, who assimilated to the god for the afterlife.
Accession Number:	MH 1910.9.19.A.K
Credit Line:	Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Mummiform figure of greenish white faience. Ill-defined crossed arms; rounded back. Black paint for eyes, brows, two hoes, text column below chest (see Inscription field for details), headband with knot and streamers, small rectangular seed bag on back, with faint diagonal strap on left. Bag cross-hatched with horizontal and vertical lines.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; tombs; deaths; afterlife; religion; rituals; ceremonies; sculpture; agriculture

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1910.9.19.A.K

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

10 Related Media Items

mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v1_01.jpg	mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v2_01.jpg	mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v3_01.jpg
mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v4_01.jpg	mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v1_01_cc.jpg	mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v2_01_cc.jpg
mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v3_01_cc.jpg	mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v4_01_cc.jpg	mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v1_ref.jpg
mh_1910_9_19_a_k_v2_ref.jpg

<< Viewing Record 231 of 358 >>

Collections Database

Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium

Search Results:

10 Related Media Items