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Shabti Figure

Culture: Egyptian

Date: 525 - 404 BC (27th Dynasty)
Medium: faience
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in. (14 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm)
On Mount: 6 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 2 in. (17.1 x 3.8 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line:Gift, Mrs. Nancy L. Boyer
Object number: 2017.4.8
This shabti figure is wearing a tripartite wig and false beard, and carrying a hoe and pick.  In the afterlife, the shabti would perform farming tasks for the deceased. A t-band of hieroglyphic inscription spans the waist and continues down the front of the leg case.
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