Caption

Queen Henuttawi's shabti, Henuttawi queen of Egypt; ca. 1100–1000 BC. Mummy-shaped funerary figurine made of blue faience with details in a dark color. Hands crossed on the chest, right over left, holding hoes. Wears a smooth three-part wig finished with a border; a uraeus above the forehead. Round face with clearly marked eyes and eyebrows. Wide bracelets on the wrists and a necklace with a silver ornament on the chest. Facial features, wig, tools, and jewelry painted with black dye. Painted inscription in three columns on the sides and in front of the legs reading: Ushabti of Osiris, the king's wife, Henut-tawi, with Osiris, the great god. ca. 1069–ca. 945 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, possibly from Deir el-Bahari. Shabti; height 12 cm, width 4.6 cm., A small upright figurine shown in profile with a bright blue surface and dark black painted details; the figure has a rounded head with black-painted hair, a visible face profile, and a torso with black accents suggesting clothing or body markings, extending into a narrow lower body and short feet; the blue has a slightly speckled texture and the black paint appears matte and irregular; the background is a neutral light gray and the figurine casts a subtle shadow on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_170

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Rights managed

Available size

80.8Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.7in x 20.0in / 4708 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Queen Henuttawi's shabti Henuttawi queen Egypt ca 1100–1000 Bc Mummy-shaped funerary figurine blue faience details dark color Hands crossed chest right left holding hoes Wears smooth three-part wig finished border uraeus forehead Round face marked eyes eyebrows Wide bracelets wrists necklace silver ornament Facial features tools jewelry painted black dye Painted inscription three columns sides front legs reading Ushabti Osiris king's wife Henut-tawi great god 1069–ca 945 Bc Third Intermediate Period 21st Dynasty Deir el-Bahari Shabti height 12 cm width 4.6 cm small upright figurine shown profile bright blue surface dark black painted figure rounded head black-painted hair visible face profile torso black accents suggesting clothing body markings extending narrow lower body short feet blue slightly speckled texture black paint matte irregular background neutral light gray figurine casts subtle shadow surface beneath .