AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER SHABTI FOR MERNEPTAH
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1224-1214 B.C
Depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding a crook and flail in his hands, wearing a nemes-headdress fronted by a now-missing uraeus, with two lines in faintly visible hieroglyphic text separated by a vertical column down the center, traces of black pigment preserved throughout
7¾ in. (19.7 cm) high
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER SHABTI FOR MERNEPTAH
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1224-1214 B.C
Depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding a crook and flail in his hands, wearing a nemes-headdress fronted by a now-missing uraeus, with two lines in faintly visible hieroglyphic text separated by a vertical column down the center, traces of black pigment preserved throughout
7¾ in. (19.7 cm) high
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