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Shabti of Seniu

New Kingdom
ca. 1525–1504 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117
The shabti of the chief steward and scribe Seniu is a particularly fine example of this type of funerary figurine from the early New Kingdom. It is inscribed with the spell ensuring that the shabti will perform certain kinds of labor for the deceased in the afterlife. This work included maintenance of irrigation canals, and cultivation of the fields.

The shabti was discovered during excavations by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition. It had been broken and mended in antiquity suggesting that it was valued by its owner.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shabti of Seniu
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep I–Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1525–1504 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Royal Cache Valley, radim near Cliff Tomb (MMA 1021), MMA excavations, 1918–19
  • Medium: Glazed steatite, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.); W. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); D. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
  • Object Number: 19.3.206
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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