Shabti

Description

Glazed blue faience shabti inscribed across the legs for Petosiris: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery G, Tomb G 50, Early Ptolemaic Period, c.332 BC

Museum reference

A.1902.306.11 C

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Shabti

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Ptolemaic Period or later

Style / Culture

Late Dynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Faience

Collection place(s)

Abydos, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Nakht-usiri

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Petrie, W.M.F. (1902) Abydos: Part 1, pp.38-9 and Pl. LXXIX, 2

Janes, G. (2016) "The Shabti Collections 6: A selection from World Museum, Liverpool", pp.507-9.

On display

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