Caption

Hornakht's shabti, back pillars, hieroglyphs, wigs, beards facial hair. Hornakht ca. 525–30 BC. Funerary figurine mummy-shaped shabti, standing on a base, back supported by a pillar/pilaster. Arms crossed on the chest, right folded over the left. In the right hand is a long-bladed hoe and two strings, from which hangs a semicircular basket on the back slightly above the elbow; in the left hand a whip. Hands and tools are engraved. Wears a 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, extending from chin to feet; names the deceased Hornakht and his mother content otherwise unclear. Date: 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic. Egypt. Type: shabti. Height 11.6 cm, width 3.1 cm., A slender, upright figurine viewed in profile standing on a rectangular plinth, with a smooth elongated form and a stylized head featuring a pronounced nose and chin and a flat-backed hairstyle that extends down the back; the surface shows worn texture and small pitted areas, with coloration in shades of beige, tan, light brown, and hints of pale green, and a few darker brown spots; the plinth is a warm ochre color and the background is a uniform medium gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_196

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24.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 5.9in x 15.9in / 1772 x 4768 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hornakht's shabti back pillars hieroglyphs wigs beards facial hair Hornakht ca 525–30 Bc Funerary figurine mummy-shaped shabti standing base back supported pillar pilaster Arms crossed chest right folded left right hand long-bladed hoe two strings hangs semicircular basket back slightly elbow left hand whip Hands tools engraved Wears 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 extending chin feet names deceased Hornakht mother content otherwise unclear Date 664–30 BC Late Period–Ptolemaic Egypt Type shabti Height 11.6 cm width 3.1 cm slender upright viewed profile standing rectangular plinth smooth elongated form stylized head featuring pronounced nose flat-backed hairstyle extends down back surface worn texture small pitted areas coloration shades beige tan light brown hints pale green darker brown spots plinth warm ochre color background uniform medium gray.