Worker Shabti of Nany, Upper Egypt
Summary
Shabti dolls were funerary figures in ancient Egypt that accompanied the deceased to the after-life. Shabti's name is derived from the Egyptian swb for stick but also corresponds to the word for `answer' (wsb) and so the shabtis were known as `The Answerers'.
The figures, shaped as adult male or female mummies, appear in tombs early on (when they represented the deceased) and, by the time of the New Kingdom (1570-1069 BCE) were made of stone or wood (in the Late Period they were composed of faience) and represented an anonymous `worker'. Each doll was inscribed with a `spell' (known as the shabti formula) which specified the function of that particular figure.
- Agriculture Egypt Images | Free Photos, PNG Stickers, Wallpapers ...
- Museum In Cairo Images | Free Photos, PNG Stickers, Wallpapers ...
- Basket Egypt Photos Images - Rawpixel
- Basket Egypt Images | Free Photos, PNG Stickers, Wallpapers ...
- 355 Photos Images - Rawpixel
- Burial Images | Free Photos, PNG Stickers, Wallpapers & Backgrounds
Tags
egyptian art
faience
sculpture
shabti
thebes
upper egypt
worker shabti
rogers fund
ultra high resolution
high resolution
3 d object
ancient egypt
female portrait
metropolitan museum of art
art of africa
Date
0000
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")