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Shabti of the lady Nay

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Finely modelled and incised shabti of a woman depicted with mummiform body, holding a pick and a hoe for work, and wearing an intricately braided heavy wig. The lines of hieroglyphs over the lower body give the shabti formula, and identify the owner as a lady named Nay.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1954:161

Dating

19TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

SHABTI

Material

LIMESTONE ?

Technique

PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL

Height

26 cm

Width

8 cm

Depth

4 cm

Translation

Nay.

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