Shabti of Paser, the Vizier of Seti I and Ramesses II
A glazed faience shabti portraying its owner Paser in a mummiform, carrying two hoes and a basket, and inscribed with six horizontal lines of text intended to free its owner from obligatory tasks in the afterlife.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shabti of Paser, the Vizier of Seti I and Ramesses II
- Patron: Paser (vizier under Seti I and Ramesses II)
- Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
- Dynasty: Dynasty 19
- Date: ca. 1294–1213 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); W. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); D. 3.3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.2.29
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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