Caption

Padiamonnesut's shabti. Mummy-shaped figurine, standing on a base, supported at the back on a pillar. Hands crossed on the chest, right folded over left. Left hand holds a pickaxe, right a hoe; a twisted string with a basket slung over the left shoulder. Smooth three-part wig, large ears, slightly closed eyes, mouth in a slight smile, long straight beard. Engraved inscription in two columns framed on the front of the figurine's legs. 664–525 BC; Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt. Shabti; height 11.2 cm, width 3.2 cm., A small statue of a standing human figure with folded arms, shown against a plain gray background, with a few visible areas of surface wear and pitting; the figure has a stylized headdress and a calm facial expression. The statue is predominantly bright turquoise blue with patches of darker blue and areas where a sandy beige or tan color shows through from worn or exposed material. The base supporting the statue is a rough-textured rectangular block in a warm yellow-beige color with some dark residues at the statue’s foot.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_199

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.0Mb (1.7Mb) / 7.6in x 15.3in / 2277 x 4598 (300dpi)

Keywords

Padiamonnesut's shabti Mummy-shaped figurine standing base supported back pillar Hands crossed chest right folded left Left hand holds pickaxe right hoe twisted string basket slung left shoulder Smooth three-part wig large ears slightly closed eyes mouth slight smile long straight beard Engraved inscription two columns framed front figurine's legs 664–525 Bc Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt Shabti height 11.2 cm width 3.2 cm small statue standing human figure folded arms shown plain gray background visible areas surface wear pitting figure stylized headdress calm facial expression statue predominantly bright turquoise blue patches darker blue areas sandy beige tan color worn exposed material base supporting rough-textured rectangular block warm yellow-beige color dark residues statue’s foot.