Blue-glazed shabti of the Amun priest Padimut, with headband, picks and basket, and column of hieroglyphs naming the owner. In the 3rd Intermediate Period each group of ten worker shabtis was allotted an overseer shabti without picks or baskets but instead with a whip, to keep the workgang in order.
Present location |
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN |
Inventory number |
1931:199 |
Dating |
21ST DYNASTY |
Archaeological Site |
THEBES: WEST BANK |
Category |
SHABTI |
Material |
FAIENCE |
Technique |
PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL |
Height |
11.5 cm |
Width |
3.5 cm |
Depth |
3 cm |