About the Artwork
Shabti
between 1196 and 712 BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Red clay, painted
Overall: 5 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/8 inches (13 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902
1990.332
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: Hr-s3-3s.t (diacritical marks omitted; hieroglyphics for deceased's name, painted in black).
Provenance
from cemetery 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. 123.
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Egyptian, Shabti, between 1196 and 712 BCE, red clay, painted. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902, 1990.332.
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