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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Shabti
Date Made:1293-1070 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasties 19-20)
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Clay, formed in mold; slip
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.; 9.525 x 3.175 x 2.2225 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.9.10.A.K
Credit Line:Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Mummiform figure of pinkish-beige terracotta, coated with red-brown slip. Long wig, long face, crossed arms, faintly protruding hands placed wide apart, facial features not defined. Back smooth, with indentation at bottom of wig. Faint traces of black paint on front for text column below arms (hieroglyphs almost entirely worn away). Coarse ware apparently tempered with straw.

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

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