Shepenbastet's shabti, found in Herakleopolis Magna, in the Third Intermediate Period necropolis. Its typology points to a workshop located in the town, producing its own designs all through this period. The figure is mummiform, wears a short wig, a band around his forehead and the two hands together over the chest, holding agricultural utensils.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1976/114/c/249 |
Dating |
22ND DYNASTY (not before); 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD; 25TH DYNASTY AND CONTEMPORARIES (not after) |
Archaeological Site |
IHNASIYA EL-MADINA/HERAKLEOPOLIS |
Category |
SHABTI |
Material |
FAIENCE |
Technique |
FAYENCE; GLAZED |
Height |
10.1 cm |
Width |
3.3 cm |
Depth |
2.1 cm |