Shabti of Amenhotep III

Unknown

ca. 1390–1352 B.C. · Ebony; eyes inlaid with blue, white, black glass; inscription filled with pigment · Egyptian Art

This shabti is inscribed for Amenhotep III. The crown that once adorned the head of this shabti must have been made of another material. The eyes are inlaid with colored glass and the hieroglyphs are filled with yellow paste.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Medium

Ebony; eyes inlaid with blue, white, black glass; inscription filled with pigment

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1915