Caption

Fragment of a shabti, unknown creator; mummy-shaped funerary figurine, grave goods. Middle part of the torso of a shabti figurine, preserved from the elbows to mid-thighs. Visible hands holding hoe tips, traces of an engraved column of inscription on the front, back pillar on the back. Celadon glaze. 332–30 BC; Ptolemaic Period, El-Kantara. Shabti, height 4.6 cm., A fragment of a porous object with an irregular, broken shape is centered against a solid gray background; the fragment shows rough, pitted interior surfaces in a light beige color and an outer surface with a weathered, greenish-tan patina, with areas where the beige interior is exposed and where the greenish-tan exterior varies in tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_184

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (975.1Kb) / 11.6in x 17.5in / 3491 x 5236 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment shabti unknown creator mummy-shaped funerary figurine grave goods Middle part torso shabti figurine preserved elbows mid-thighs Visible hands holding hoe tips traces engraved column inscription front back pillar back Celadon glaze 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period El-Kantara Shabti height 4.6 cm fragment porous object irregular broken shape centered solid gray background rough pitted interior surfaces light beige color outer surface weathered greenish-tan patina areas beige interior exposed greenish-tan exterior varies tone.