Shabti of Nebneheh
New Kingdom
Not on view
Shabtis were figurines, most often found with burials, meant to work on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife. The duplex wig of this small shabti suggests that it dates to the later New Kingdom, when such hairstyles were popular. The inscription identifies the owner, Nebneheh, as an "illuminated one" and an Osiris, meaning that he has become an effective spirit associated with the principal god of the dead.
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