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Shabti of Wahneferhotep

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 110
This shabti wears a modified nemes, a type of head covering worn by the king, and bears a spell enabing the owner to avoid the burden of labor in the afterlife. It was covered with gold leaf except for the wig, which was covered with stucco painted blue. It was found wrapped in linen bandages, laid on its left side inside a miniature coffin (14.3.69a, b that was inscribed with funerary spells as if it were a full-size coffin. Such objects were usually placed in tombs, but this set was found near the pyramid of Senwosret I, likely as a kind of votive offering.

See also Shabti and Coffin of Wahneferhotep

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shabti of Wahneferhotep
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
  • Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, Causeway, Northern lane, MMA excavations, 1913–14
  • Medium: Wood, paint, gold leaf
  • Dimensions: H. 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); W. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); D. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
  • Object Number: 14.3.70
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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