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Shabtis and model coffin
A shabti is a model of a servant, buried with an ancient Egyptian in order to perform menial tasks in the Afterlife on behalf of the deceased. These 16 ceramic shabtis were placed in the painted wooden model coffin and buried sometime in the Late Period (between 664 and 337 BC).
The shabtis were made in a pottery mould and then painted. The rectangular shabti box is covered with gesso and painted around its middle perimeter with a hieroglyphic inscription about the owner, PediIset. The lid has a picture of a ship painted on it.
Some wealthy Egyptians were buried with a shabti for each day of the year. Overseer shabtis with whips are also sometimes found.
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland A.1972.30 |
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Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period Late Period (between 664 and 337 BC)
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240 mm x 260 mm x 127 mm 260 mm x 195 mm x 130 mm 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H 65 mm av H
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Box lid, shabti Box, shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti Shabti
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Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Shabtis Im-Het / shabti boxes
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Amun Pedi-Iset, Priest of Amun (Owner) Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Pedi-Isit Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty Re-Herakhty
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Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt (locality)
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Lid for a shabti box in white painted wood, showing a picture of a ship in red, black and yellow: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period One of sixteen pottery mould-made shabtis contained in a rectangular shabti box made of wood: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period Rectangular shabti box in wood, painted around its middle perimeter with an inscription about the owner, Pedi-Iset: Ancient Egyptian, Late Period
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