About the Artwork
Shabti
between 1307 and 1196 BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Clay, painted (black, red, yellow)
Overall (object only): 6 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/2 inches (16.5 × 4.8 × 3.8 cm) Overall: 6 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (17.1 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902
1990.307
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: Hr-i (diacritical marks omitted; hieroglyphics for deceased's name, painted in black).
Provenance
from Cemetery D, tomb 35 (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. 99, tomb 35, pl. LIX, no. 14.
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Egyptian, Shabti, between 1307 and 1196 BCE, clay, painted (black, red, yellow). Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902, 1990.307.
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