Shabti of Paenrenut
Shabtis were small magical figures deposited in a tomb to answer for the deceased should he or she be called upon to do labor in the afterlife. In the New Kingdom, shabtis could be placed in a variety of spaces as a mean to extend their owners' presence over space and time. This polychrome figure belongs to Paenrenenutet, whose name appears on shabtis and a shabti-box in Berlin and Krakow collections. A similar shabti was recently found in a mixed fill in a Theban tomb, where it was excavated along with funerary equpiment of seven other men of the Ramesside Period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shabti of Paenrenut
- Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
- Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
- Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha
- Medium: Pottery, paint, Egyptian blue
- Dimensions: h. 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in); w. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in)
- Credit Line: Gift of Phyllis A. Goldman, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.383
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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