Caption

Fragment of a shabti, head of a shabti figurine with carefully rendered facial features in a smooth wig, celadon glaze. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC; found at El-Kantara. Shabti, height 2.4 cm., A small weathered fragment resembling a stylized face sits against a plain gray background, with a worn surface showing a mix of pale turquoise, light blue, beige, tan, and brown tones; the fragment has rounded, smoothed contours with indentations where eye and mouth shapes appear, and a rough, granular texture with some glossy, slightly reflective patches and areas of encrusted debris.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_157

License type

Rights managed

Available size

22.0Mb (534.3Kb) / 9.2in x 9.2in / 2770 x 2770 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment shabti head shabti figurine carefully rendered facial features smooth wig celadon glaze Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc El-Kantara Shabti height 2.4 cm small weathered fragment resembling stylized face sits plain gray background worn surface showing mix pale turquoise light blue beige tan brown tones fragment rounded smoothed contours indentations eye mouth shapes rough granular texture glossy slightly reflective patches areas encrusted debris.