Shabti of the Scribe Huy wearing a Bat-pendant

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ca. 1295–1185 B.C. · Limestone, pigment · Egyptian Art

Shabtis were small magical figures deposited in a tomb to answer for the deceased should he or she be called upon to do labor in the afterlife. This figure depicts Huy as he was in life: clothed in a fashionable pleated tunic and wraparound shawl and wearing an amulet associated with the goddess Hathor around his neck. His wig is of a type that seems to have been popular with both scribes and military personnel during the late 18th dynasty.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1295–1185 B.C.

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926