Caption

Ankhren's shabti, Ankh-ren name. Mummy-shaped figurine shabti, funerary gift, standing on a base and supported at the back by a pilaster. Arms crossed on the chest, holding hoes in both hands; a string in the right hand suspends a basket over the left shoulder. Convex tools. Smooth three-part wig, ears uncovered. Facial details slightly blurred, large eyes, proportionate nose, straight long beard. Inscription engraved in a column on the front of the legs: The word spoken by Osiris Ankh-ren .... Date: 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. Provenance: Tuna el-Gebel Tuna el-Galat according to owner. Type: shabti. Height: 10.8 cm., A small standing figure seen in profile against a plain gray background, with a smooth elongated shape and a stylized head and shoulders; the surface shows a mottled green glaze with areas of darker green, brown, and pale tan, and a worn, slightly glossy texture; the figure appears wrapped or draped with subtle raised contours suggesting arms and a narrow base supporting the form.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_418

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Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ankhren's shabti Ankh-ren name Mummy-shaped figurine shabti funerary gift standing base supported back pilaster Arms crossed chest holding hoes hands string right hand suspends basket left shoulder Convex tools Smooth three-part wig ears uncovered Facial details slightly blurred large eyes proportionate nose straight long beard Inscription engraved column front legs word spoken Osiris Ankh-ren ... Date 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Period Provenance Tuna el-Gebel Tuna el-Galat according owner Type shabti Height 10.8 cm small figure profile plain gray background smooth elongated shape stylized head shoulders surface mottled green glaze areas darker green brown pale tan worn slightly glossy texture wrapped draped subtle raised contours suggesting arms narrow base supporting form.