About the Artwork
Shabti
between 1196 and 945 BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Faience, light blue-green glaze
Overall: 4 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 inches (11.4 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902
1990.309
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: 'nh-s-n-mw.t, Lady of the House (diacritical marks omitted; hieroglyphics for deceased's name, painted in black).
Provenance
from Cemetary D, Tomb 1 (Abydos, Egypt)
1900-1902, gifted by the Egypt Exploration Fund
1990-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Randall-Maciver & Mace, p. 97, tomb 1, pl. LVII, no. 29. (also see p. 98 - tomb 14B)
Aubert, p. 170.
Petrie, Shabtis, pl. XVII, no. 397.
Ranke, I, 67, 20 ('nh-s-n-mw.t - without diacritical marks).
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Egyptian, Shabti, between 1196 and 945 BCE, faience, light blue-green glaze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902, 1990.309.
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