Caption

Shabti legs, Mummy-shaped figurine fragment: legs preserved from the knees down. Feet rest on a base; back supported by a pilaster. Painted hieroglyphic inscription in vertical lines on the front of the legs. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Shabti; height 8.5 cm, width 2 cm., A vertical fragment of a glazed ceramic object shown against a solid gray background, with a glossy surface in shades of bright blue and a paler turquoise blue on the central raised area; the piece has irregular, broken edges revealing a rough, beige inner material, and the glazed surface shows small pits and areas of brownish discoloration; the shape widens slightly at the bottom with rounded protrusions and has two fluted vertical ridges along the sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_278

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Rights managed

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65.9Mb (1.0Mb) / 12.8in x 20.0in / 3837 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shabti legs Mummy-shaped figurine fragment legs preserved knees down Feet rest base back supported pilaster Painted hieroglyphic inscription vertical lines front Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Shabti height 8.5 cm width 2 cm vertical fragment glazed ceramic object shown solid gray background glossy surface shades bright blue paler turquoise blue central raised area piece irregular broken edges revealing rough beige inner material glazed surface small pits areas brownish discoloration shape widens slightly bottom rounded protrusions two fluted vertical ridges sides.