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Shabti of Psamtikmeryptah, overseer of the royal fleet

Late Period, Saite
570–526 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127
Psamtikmeryptah was an overseer of royal boats in the time of Amasis. His shabtis bear his title, and allow him to be associated with an Apis stela that gives the name of his parents Horkhonsu and Meripepites.

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Object Information
  • Title: Shabti of Psamtikmeryptah, overseer of the royal fleet
  • Period: Late Period, Saite
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26
  • Reign: reign of Amasis
  • Date: 570–526 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H. 20 × W. 4.8 × D. 3.7 cm (7 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.2409
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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