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Shabti of Khaemter

Grave goods often included figurines with blue or black wigs, collars, and other details painted in red and black on a white background. Their legs bear the name of the deceased and a short offering formula. They are known as shabtis, meaning the 'answerers', as they responded on behalf of the deceased to any orders for work in the afterlife.

Cat. 2734
Wood
9 cm x 29 cm x 5.8 cm
1539–1077 BCE
New Kingdom
Deir el-Medina
Old Fund, 1824–1882
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 06 DEM / Showcase 10
  • Del Vesco, Paolo-Poole, Federico, “Deir el-Medina in the Egyptian Museum of Turin: An overview, and the way forward”, in Andreas Dorn, Stéphane Polis (eds.), Outside the Box: Selected papers from the conference "Deir el-Medina and the Theban necropolis in contact" (Aegyptiaca Leodiensia 11), Liège 2018, p.101, p.102 fig.2.
    Tipo=Atti di congressi SottoTipo= Autore=Del Vesco, Paolo-Poole, Federico Titolo=Deir el-Medina in the Egyptian Museum of Turin: An overview, and the way forward Sottotiolo=Andreas Dorn, Stéphane Polis (eds.) In=Outside the Box: Selected papers from the conference "Deir el-Medina and the Theban necropolis in contact" Collana=Aegyptiaca Leodiensia Opera=11 Luogo=Liège Anno=2018 Menzionato=p.101 Illustrazione=p.102 fig.2
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