Shabti

Description

Shabti in egyptian alabaster (travertine/calcite), painted in red, blue, green and black waxes, peg-shaped and inscribed with the name of King Ramesses VI: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, KV9, 20th Dynasty, c.1143-1136 BC

Museum reference

A.1956.264

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Shabti

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

20th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Alabaster, Pigment

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: King Ramesses VI

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

On display

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