Shabti of Pahemneter, high priest of Ptah (top) Priest of the god Khons
Production date
1244 BCE
Country
Egypt
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Description
Top half of Egyptian shabti figurine of Pa-hem-netjer [Pahemneter] high priest of Ptah at Memphis in the reign of Seti 1 (1290-1279 BC) and Ramesses II (1279-1213). The figurine is in two pieces (1a & 1b). Funerary figurine green coloured faience. Pale green faience with black paint. Single column of text down the front, no border. Black painted headband. Arms crossed across the chest, holding a painted hoe in each fist. A criss-crossed basket painted on the back. Painted eyebrows and defined eyes. "Pa-hem-neter" on label.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian figure
Production date
1244 BCE
Production place
Measurements
L115mm x W37mm x D27mm (complete)
L54mm x W37mm x D27mm (Part 1a)
L54mm x W37mm x D27mm (Part 1a)
Media/Materials description
Egyptian faience is a ceramic material with a siliceous body and brightly coloured glaze.
Faience (composed of quartz, alkaline salts [natron or plant ash], lime, and metallic mineral-based colorant)
Glaze (formed by alkali and lime reacting with silica to form the glaze)
Faience (composed of quartz, alkaline salts [natron or plant ash], lime, and metallic mineral-based colorant)
Glaze (formed by alkali and lime reacting with silica to form the glaze)
Signature/Marks
Hieroglyphic in front and basket on the back in black paint.
Label on object with name Pah em neter
Translation
Label on object with name Pah em neter
Translation
History and use
Shabtis (Egyptian ushabti), are funerary figurines, usually mummiform in appearance, which developed during the Middle Kingdom. They were buried with a person, standing in place of the deceased and their servants. They were intended to free the deceased from the necessity of labour in the afterlife, which was required for the deceased to produce their own food.
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Registration number
E40047.1a
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