Caption

Ankhren's shabti, Name: Ankh-ren. Mummy-shaped figurine shabti, 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 supports a basket slung over the left shoulder. Convex tools. Smooth three-part wig, ears uncovered. Facial features slightly blurred with large eyes, proportionate nose, and a 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. Height: 10.8 cm., A small, irregularly shaped object with a weathered, mottled surface in shades of green and brown is shown against a plain gray background, appearing suspended or floating in the center of the image; the object's top face is visible with a few areas of darker brown discoloration and lighter green patina, and there are several marks of contrasting dark and red pigments on its surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_421

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Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (876.6Kb) / 14.5in x 14.5in / 4357 x 4357 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ankhren's shabti Name Ankh-ren Mummy-shaped figurine shabti standing base supported back pilaster Arms crossed chest holding hoes hands string right hand supports basket slung left shoulder Convex tools Smooth three-part wig ears uncovered Facial features 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 Height 10.8 cm small irregularly shaped object weathered mottled surface shades green brown shown plain gray background appearing suspended floating center image object's top face visible areas darker brown discoloration lighter green patina several marks contrasting dark red pigments surface.