Shawabti
Object Number:
29-86-352
Current Location:
Collections storage
Provenience:
Egypt
Dra Abu El-Naga
Locus:
DAN 14
Period:
New Kingdom
Eighteenth Dynasty
Date Made:
1539-1292 BC
Early Date:
-1539
Late Date:
-1292
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Limestone
Pigment
Iconography:
Man
pawah
Description:
Unpainted limestone shabti of Pawah. The figure wears a long wig and his arms are crossed at his breast. In his left hand he holds a plant (?) and in his right, a hoe (?). There are seven lines of inscription containing ch. 6 of the Book of the Dead. In the multimedia photo 29-86-352 is on the right.
Height:
22cm
Width:
8cm
Depth:
6cm
Credit Line:
Coxe Expedition to Drah abu el Naga (Thebes), Egypt. Directed by Clarence Stanley Fisher, 1921-1923
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)
Bibliography:
[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 250-51
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