Caption

Hornakht's shabti, back pillars, hieroglyphs, wigs, beards facial hair; Hornakht ca. 525–530 BC; funerary figurine, mummy-shaped, standing on a base, back supported by a pillar/pilaster. Arms crossed on the chest, right folded over the left. Right hand holds a long-bladed hoe and two strings from which hangs a semicircular basket on the back, slightly above the elbow; left hand holds a whip. Hands and tools are engraved. Long, three-part smooth wig; long straight beard of uniform width. Face with coarse features, roughly defined eyes, wide nose, prominent mouth with a slight smile. Right ear significantly larger than the left. Inscription carved in a single column on the front from chin to feet, naming the deceased Hornakht and his mother content otherwise unclear. Date: 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, Egypt; shabti; height 11.6 cm, width 3.1 cm., A slender vertical statuette in muted beige and pale green tones stands on a rectangular ochre base, showing a side profile of a human figure with a smooth head and stylized facial features, long simplified hair falling down the back, an elongated torso and limbs, subtle raised details suggesting a garment or drapery along the front, small surface pits and darker spots on the body, and a narrow shadow cast on the neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_194

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Rights managed

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24.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 5.9in x 15.9in / 1772 x 4768 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hornakht's shabti back pillars hieroglyphs wigs beards facial hair Hornakht ca 525–530 Bc funerary figurine mummy-shaped standing base back supported pillar pilaster Arms crossed chest right folded left Right hand holds long-bladed hoe two strings hangs semicircular basket back slightly elbow left hand holds whip Hands tools engraved Long three-part smooth wig long straight beard uniform width Face coarse features roughly defined eyes wide nose prominent mouth slight smile Right ear significantly larger Inscription carved single column front chin feet naming deceased Hornakht mother content otherwise unclear Date 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Period Egypt shabti height 11.6 cm width 3.1 cm slender vertical statuette muted beige pale green tones stands rectangular ochre base showing side profile human figure smooth head stylized facial features long simplified hair falling down elongated torso limbs subtle raised details suggesting garment drapery small surface pits darker spots body narrow shadow cast neutral gray background.