Shabti, inscribed
Production date
747 BCE-332 BCE
Country
Egypt
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Object detail
Description
Egyptian shabti figurine. Previously broken in two places (through middle and feet of figurine) and glued back together. Brown/black heiroglyphic inscription on the back surface of the figure and presence of glaze.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian figure
Production date
747 BCE-332 BCE
Production place
Measurements
L67mm x W24mm x D12.9mm
Media/Materials description
Gypsum core
Faience glazed (reverse)
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 glazed (reverse)
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)
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.
Registration number
E40050.1
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