Accession No
Z 43854
Description
Wooden shabti covered in a layer of black varnish. The underlying red colour of the wood suggests that it is juniper. The figure is incised with an inscription naming the owner as Seti I followed by Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Thebes; Biban el-Moluk
Period
New Kingdom XIX Dynasty
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 43854
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Wsbti Shabti
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Western Thebes, Valley of the Kings (KV 17).'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
Found: Biban el-Moluk, KV 17; Collected in : Former base marked " 3,3."
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shabti of Sethos I. Formerly coated in resin, some of which remains in the hieroglyphs; Shabti Spell + Cartouches.
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Wooden shabti covered in a layer of black varnish. The underlying red colour of the wood suggests that it is juniper. The figure is incised with an inscription naming the owner as Seti I followed by Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead.'
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Analysis)
Glenn Janes (2018): 'Numerous parallel examples are found in museums worldwide. Others are known in private collections.'
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
Glenn Janes, author of The Shabti Collections, examined this shabti in March 2018 as part of a survey of MAA's entire shabti collection, which continued in May 2018. Janes generated a spreadsheet detailing his analysis of the collection, see Doc.417.
Event Date 5/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
This shabti was originally catalogued as from the New Kingdom; 19th Dynasty, 2nd ruler (XIX.2). Glenn Janes examined this shabti in May 2018. He dates it to the New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty and the Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 28/4/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:37390
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