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Funerary statuette (shabti)

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Overseer shabti, with the arms crossed at the front and holding hoes. It has a long ankle-length skirt. The face is painted red as are the hands, feet and hoes. The wig, the eyes and the inscription were painted black. It has a three-row blue and red necklace. The front part of the figure is yellow although both the sides and the back shows traces of white paint.

Present location

MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number

E 77 (n. cat. 88)

Dating

NEW KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

UPPER EGYPT

Category

SHABTI

Material

WOOD

Technique

SCULPTURED

Height

24 cm

Width

7.7 cm

Translation

The sehedj, the Osiris ...

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