Ancient Egyptian shabti from Abydos dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Shabti figure of painted pottery, with arms crossed over chest holding two hoes. Wig, facial features, hoes, bag on back and column of text down front of shabti in black. Ground to face, hoes and bag also in red. Circular paper sticker on back reads ’21’. Hole in base, probably from modern display mounting. Possibly shabti of Ankh nefer nw ria.

Ancient Egyptian shabti from Abydos dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1900.54.116
  • Material: pottery
  • Culture: Dynasty 18 - 20
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1069 BC
  • Object name: shabti
  • Dimensions: Width: 27mm , Depth: 23mm , Length: 116mm
  • Site: Abydos
  • Latitude: 26.185
  • Longitude: 31.918889