Shabti

E17914.20

From: Egypt | Nubia | Aniba

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E17914.20
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Aniba
Locus An5
Period Nineteenth Dynasty
Section Egyptian
Materials Ceramic
Description

Two joining fragments of a ceramic (Nile Silt) shabti with no inscription, broken in two pieces at the knee. Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with no indication of molded ears. Hands are not molded. Surface has patches of a white substance, possibly salt. The two pieces are of different color, possibly indicating an ancient break.

Height 16.7 cm
Width 6.01 cm
Depth 3.54 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Karanog, Shablul; David Randall-MacIver, 1907

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