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shabti
Object Type
shabti
Museum number
EA24818
Description
Green painted pottery shabti of ḫnsw-m-ḥb(?) with black painted detail: a lappet-wig tied with a fillet, a modelled face with traced eyes and crossed arms in relief holding two hoes; the front of the leg section is inscribed with black painted Hieroglyphs; the back is decorated with a representation of a seed-basket(?).
Cultures/periods
22nd Dynasty
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Second Cache
Materials
pottery
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
9.10 centimetres
Width:
3.35 centimetres
Depth:
2.20 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
fair - paint worn
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Khonsemheb
(?)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Government of the British Protectorate of Egypt
Acquisition date
1893
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA24818
Registration number
1893,1014.18