Sujet

Shabti figure of King Taharqa, holding a hoe and a cord that passes over his shoulder

Légende

Shabti figure of King Taharqa, holding a hoe and a cord that passes over his shoulder, Shawabtys were funeral figures which were thought to replace the deceased in the agricultural work of the afterlife. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 3rd Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, 690 664 BC. Nuri, Pyramid of Taharqa.

Info+

Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Date

27 juil. 2010

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A22_170

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,3Mo (829,3Ko) / 26,0cm x 35,0cm / 3070 x 4134 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Général Antiquité Archéologie Pharaonique Civilisations Cultures anciennes Antiquités Nouveau Nouvelle Royaume Pharaon Enterrement Inhumation Coutume Habitude Rite Tardif Ere Epoque Momification Collection Werner Forman