Caption

Amenhotep's shabti with baskets on the back. Arms crossed on the chest, the right folded over the left, holding hoes in both hands. Rectangular basket with loops on the back; painted tools. Wearing a three-part long smooth wig with a headband; ears covered; face damaged; painted headband. Painted inscription in one column on the front of the legs: Osiris the father of God ... scribe of the temple of Amun-Re, Amenhotep. Ca. 1069–715 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 21st–23rd Dynasty, Egypt. Shabti; height 13.3 cm, width 4.2 cm., A slender vertical figurine shaped like a standing human form, shown in profile, with a rounded head and elongated body and legs; the surface is predominantly bright turquoise blue with areas of lighter and darker blue, and several thin black painted lines and marks along the sides and head; a fractured pale beige area is visible at the face region where material is missing; the texture appears slightly rough and pitted with small speckles and spots of darker discoloration; the background is a smooth neutral light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_192

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Rights managed

Available size

28.3Mb (1.5Mb) / 7.1in x 15.4in / 2144 x 4609 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amenhotep's shabti baskets back Arms crossed chest right folded left holding hoes hands Rectangular basket loops painted tools Wearing three-part long smooth wig headband ears covered face damaged painted headband Painted inscription column front legs Osiris father God .. scribe temple Amun-Re Amenhotep Ca 1069–715 Bc Third Intermediate Period 21st–23rd Dynasty Egypt Shabti height 13.3 cm width 4.2 cm slender vertical figurine shaped standing human form shown profile rounded head elongated body surface predominantly bright turquoise blue areas lighter darker blue several thin black painted lines marks sides head fractured pale beige area visible face region material missing texture slightly rough pitted small speckles spots darker discoloration background smooth neutral light gray.