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New Kingdom, Ramesside
The wooden shabti box is inscribed for Paramnekhu, a servant in the Place of Truth who was a son or grandson of Sennedjem, in whose tomb the box was found. Other objects in the collection that were discovered in the same tomb can be viewed here.
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Title: Shabti box of Paramnekhu
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86
Medium: Wood, gesso, paint
Dimensions: H. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); W. 20.9 cm (8 1/4 in.); D. 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
Object Number: 86.1.14a–c
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