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New Kingdom
This shabti is inscribed for Amenhotep III. The crown that once adorned the head of this shabti must have been made of another material. The eyes are inlaid with colored glass and the hieroglyphs are filled with yellow paste.
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Title: Shabti of Amenhotep III
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Geography: Probably from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, West Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Amenhotep III (WV 22)
Medium: Ebony; eyes inlaid with blue, white, black glass; inscription filled with pigment
Dimensions: H. 40.4 × W. 13.5 × D. 8.4 cm (15 7/8 × 5 5/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Object Number: 15.2.10
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