Shawabti
E11531
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Egypt | Abydos
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
Object Number | E11531 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Provenience | Egypt | Abydos |
Period | Eighteenth Dynasty | New Kingdom |
Date Made | 1539-1292 BCE |
Section | Egyptian |
Materials | Limestone | Pigment |
Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
Description | Painted limestone shabti of Meketniwetef. Figure wears a long blue wig and an elaborately painted collar. The arms are crossed at the breast. There are seven lines of inscription containing ch. 6 of the Book of the Dead. In the multimedia photo E 11531 is second from the left. |
Height | 23 cm |
Width | 8 cm |
Depth | 5 cm |
Credit Line | Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, William Flinders Petrie, 1903 |
Other Number | AES 3513 - Other Number |
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