A WOODEN HIERATIC SHABTI FOR AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER

2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XVII-EARLY DYNASTY XVIII (1640-1307 B.C.)

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A WOODEN HIERATIC SHABTI FOR AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER
2ND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XVII-EARLY DYNASTY XVIII (1640-1307 B.C.)
The schematically carved figure of peg form, with hieratic inscription and facial details in black ink, the four lines of inscription read "An offering which the King gives and Osiris, Lord of Busiris, the great god, lord of Abydos, for the agricultural labourer, rest in peace", from Thebes
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. S. D'Auria et al., Mummies and Magic, The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1988, p. 130, no. 62, for similar shabti with its original wooden coffin in which it was placed wrapped in linen.

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