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Box

Object Number:L-55-23A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Egypt
Section:Egyptian
Materials:Wood
Pigment
Inscription Language:Hieroglyphic
Other Number:21-46-14 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

Description

Shrine-shaped painted wooden shabti box with 3 compartments for shabtis. The box is decorated on all four sides. The front of the box is decorated with a scene of Osiris seated before an offering table. Isis stands behind him.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) View Objects in Exhibition
Egyptian Mummies: Secrets and Science (27 Sep 1980 - 15 Feb 2016) View Objects in Exhibition
Mummy Room ( Jun 1972 - 1979) View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

[Book] Fishman, Bernard, and O'Connor, David B., and Silverman, David P., and Fleming, Stuart J. 1980. The Egyptian Mummy, Secrets and Science.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 42View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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