Shawabti
E12615A
From: Egypt | Deir El-Medina
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E12615A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Deir El-Medina |
| Period | Nineteenth Dynasty | New Kingdom |
| Date Made | 1292-1190 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Gesso |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Woman | Maya |
| Inscription Language | Hieroglyphic |
| Description | Painted wooden shabti inscribed: Of the Lady Maya. The figure is mummiform and brightly painted. She wears a long heavy wig and an elaborate broad collar. There are nine lines of inscription on the front of the figure. The glyphs are painted black on a yellow background and the lines separating the text are red. A basket is on her back. In each hand, she holds an object, perhaps an amulet. |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Width | 5.6 cm |
| Depth | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Dillwyn Parrish, 1914 |
| Other Number | 235 - Collector Number |
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