Caption

Shabti legs, mummy-shaped figurine fragment knees down. Feet rest on a base with a flat pillar at the back. Inscription preserved in fragments, placed in a column on the front of the legs and on the pillar. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Shabti; height 4.2 cm., A roughly cylindrical fragment with an uneven top edge showing a worn interior surface, the exterior coated in a green glaze with areas of muted brown and beige where the glaze has chipped or worn away, a few shallow incised marks and small pits on the glazed surface, and a small rounded base portion with rough beige and brown exposed material, all set against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_409

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 9.8in x 14.7in / 2946 x 4418 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shabti legs mummy-shaped figurine fragment knees down Feet rest base flat pillar back Inscription preserved fragments placed column front legs pillar Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Shabti height 4.2 cm roughly cylindrical fragment uneven top edge showing worn interior surface exterior coated green glaze areas muted brown beige glaze chipped worn away shallow incised marks small pits glazed surface small rounded base portion rough beige brown exposed material set plain gray background.