W2020

W2020. Third Intermediate Period Shabti

Third Intermediate Period mummiform shabti in pale blue faience with hoes and hieroglyphs in black. The shabti has a tripartite wig and a fillet as well as a basket on his back. There is a single column of inscription which appears to include the a name, part of which reads ‘sr’. This is item is 111mm high.  

By the Third Intermediate Period shabtis were mass produced and one shabti for every day of the year was commonly placed in a tomb. 

This was transfer to us from National Museum of Wales Cardiff and originally part of the collection of Lord Aberdare. This item appears to belong to the same group as W2023 which has the same inscription.  

Other shabtis in the Egypt Centre

Further Reading 

Schneider, H.D., 1977. Shabtis. An Introduction To The History Of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes With A Catalogue Of The Shabtis In The National Museum Of Antiquities at Leiden. Leiden: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. 

Stewart, H.M., 1995. Egyptian Shabtis. Princes Risborough: Shire.