Shabti

Shabti

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This is a shabti.

It is from grave G50, Abydos. A shabti or ‘answerer’ inscribed, very faintly, for Djed-her. The inscription on a shabti usually has part of the prayer to bring the shabti to life and the name of the owner. The shabti usually carries a hoe and a basket, ready to work in the fields. Here the painted inscription is combined with a moulded or incised basket slung over the left shoulder. The shape reflects a fashion for fatness in the 25th Dynasty. This is a shabti. It is made from faience. It is at least 2,600 years old, from the 25th Dynasty in the Late Period; about 747-656 BCE

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