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Egyptian Shabti-Box, Anubis. Thoth, Osiris, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, c1189 BC-1077BC

Egyptian Shabti-Box, Anubis. Thoth, Osiris, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, c1189 BC-1077BC. The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) was a funerary figurine used in Ancient Egypt. Painted. Louvre

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Shabti of the Supreme Chief of the ?nr.t of Amun Nesikhonsu, Egypt

Shabti of the Supreme Chief of the ?nr.t of Amun Nesikhonsu, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21 (about 1069-945 BCE)

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A faience shabti from the tomb of Psusennes I

A faience shabti from the tomb of Psusennes I. Shabti worked in place of the deceased in the land of the dead. In the 3rd Intermediate Period it was the custom to have 365 shabti, one for each day of the year, plus an overseer shabti for each ten workers. An almost complete set was found in Psusennes tomb. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Pharaonic, 3rd Intermediate period. Date/Period: 21st Dynasty, 1039 - 991 BC. Place of Origin: Tanis. Material Size: Faience h = 13.5 cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 39

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