About the Artwork
Shabti
between 380 and 343 BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Clay
Overall (top piece): 4 1/2 × 1 5/8 inches (11.4 × 4.1 cm) Overall (bottom piece): 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 inches (4.4 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902
1990.319
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
from Cemetary A (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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Credit Line for Reproduction
Egyptian, Shabti, between 380 and 343 BCE, clay. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of The Egypt Exploration Fund, 1900-1902, 1990.319.
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