Caption

Shabti head, mummy-shaped figurine, funerary gift. Head of a shabti figurine depicting a king: oval face with full cheeks; prominent eyebrow arch; eye and nose shapes difficult to distinguish; corners of the mouth slightly upturned. Nemes placed low on the forehead, edges slightly outlined; end of the rear pillar visible at back of head. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BC, Egypt. Shabti; height 3 cm, width 2.3 cm., A small sculpted head fragment with a glossy turquoise-blue surface and rough beige areas where material is missing, showing the contours of a forehead, eye sockets, a nose area with chipped sections, and a partial mouth, with a flat beige strip across the top and uneven beige edges along the sides and bottom against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_293

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.6Mb (520.5Kb) / 9.2in x 9.2in / 2749 x 2749 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shabti head mummy-shaped figurine funerary gift Head shabti figurine depicting king oval face full cheeks prominent eyebrow arch eye nose shapes difficult distinguish corners mouth slightly upturned Nemes placed low forehead edges slightly outlined rear pillar visible back head Ptolemaic Period 332–30 Bc Egypt Shabti height 3 cm width 2.3 cm small sculpted head fragment glossy turquoise-blue surface rough beige areas material missing showing contours eye sockets nose area chipped sections partial mouth flat strip across top uneven edges sides bottom plain gray background.