A LIMESTONE SHABTI OF THE COOK OF THE UNGUENTS OF AMUN, HUY

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A LIMESTONE SHABTI OF THE COOK OF THE UNGUENTS OF AMUN, HUY
EARLY DYNASTY XIX, EARLY 13TH CENTURY B.C.
Wearing a duplex wig, holding a hoe and mattock, on his back a seed basket, a yoke suspending two water jars, and another vertical yoke with two crossed ropes, the body inscribed with six lines from Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, traces of red pigment, front part of feet restored, mounted
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high

展覽

Le Don du Nil, p. 60, pls. 193a-b, no. 193.

拍品專文

Cf. W. M. F. Petrie, Shabtis, London, 1935, pl. XXX, p. 105 for similar. The above shabti title has been read as meaning "unguents" (kmiw); it has also been suggested that it means "daily fare" (miw). The yoke and rope on the back of the shabti is a rare depiction and it has been suggested that they were used for pulling carts.