About the Artwork
Shabti
between 1196 and 712 BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Faience with dark blue glaze
Overall (object): 3 5/8 × 1 5/16 × 7/8 inches (9.2 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm) Including base: 4 9/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/2 inches (11.6 × 3.7 × 3.8 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902
1990.318
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: Hr-iw (diacritical marks omitted; hieroglyphics for deceased's name, painted in black).
Provenance
from cemetary D, Tomb 24 (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. 98, tomb 24, pl. LIX, no. 116.
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Egyptian, Shabti, between 1196 and 712 BCE, faience with dark blue glaze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902, 1990.318.
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