AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SHABTI FOR TAKA
NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1388-1292 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SHABTI FOR TAKA NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1388-1292 B.C. Depicted mummiform, the arms crossing the chest, the fisted hands emerging from within the vestment, holding a hoe and seed-bag hanging from a yoke, wearing a tripartite wig, the long face with bulging eyes and large ears, the body inscribed with seven rows of hieroglyphs for Taka followed by the standard text from Chapter 6 of The Book of the Dead, preserving pigment throughout including red for the body and face, black for the wig, yellow for the collar and black for the inscription 9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SHABTI FOR TAKA
NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1388-1292 B.C.
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SHABTI FOR TAKA NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1388-1292 B.C. Depicted mummiform, the arms crossing the chest, the fisted hands emerging from within the vestment, holding a hoe and seed-bag hanging from a yoke, wearing a tripartite wig, the long face with bulging eyes and large ears, the body inscribed with seven rows of hieroglyphs for Taka followed by the standard text from Chapter 6 of The Book of the Dead, preserving pigment throughout including red for the body and face, black for the wig, yellow for the collar and black for the inscription 9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
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