Shabti Fragment

E17922.2

From: Egypt | Nubia | Aniba

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number E17922.2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Nubia | Aniba
Period Eighteenth Dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty
Section Egyptian
Materials Faience
Description

Badly damaged white faience shabti fragment with no inscription. Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with indications of modeled ears. Extensive damage to the left side, and back of the shabti. The legs below the arms are missing. The hands are modeled, are crossed over the chest, and hold painted adzes. There is a single painted line remaining on the back, indicating that the shabti once wore a basket.

Height 4.56 cm
Width 3.1 cm
Depth 1.47 cm
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Karanog, Shablul; David Randall-MacIver, 1907

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