Shabti
- Description
- Shabti figures were placed with ancient Egyptian burials to act as servants in the afterlife to undertake menial tasks and produce food for the deceased.
- Accession Loan No.
- A1722
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- shabti
- Simple Name
- shabti
- Dimensions
- whole W 50 mm; whole height 160 mm; whole depth 40 mm
- Cultural Group
- Egyptian
- Period Classification
- New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20) - 1650-1070 BC; 3rd Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-25) - 1070-661 BC; Late Period (Dynasties 26-31) - 661-332 BC
- Production Year Low
- -1400
- Production Year High
- -500
- Family Group
- Material
- ceramic; terracotta
- Collector / Excavator
- Jones, Winslow, Mr
- Collection Country
- Egypt
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collection Continent
- Africa
