Egyptian Alabaster Shabti

SKU: MS.0049

Origin: Egypt
Circa: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550 - 1307 BC
Dimensions: 8.8" Height x 3" Width x 2" Depth, 10.2" Height w/ stand (22.3cms x 7.6cms x 5cms, 25.9cms)
Medium: Alabaster

This stunning columnar shabti is a masterpiece of both execution and proportion.  Standing at nearly 9" tall, and carved from a dark alabaster, it's imposing stature presents a more sculptural form than the typical Ushabti.  The figure stands erect, depicted mummiform, with the arms crossing the chest, and the fisted hands emerging from within the vestment. He wears a thick tripartite headcloth, that features horizontal incisions between the lappets to indicate the broad collar.  The visage is typical for the New Kingdom type, with incised elongated eyes, a broad nose, and large full lips.

with Le Véel, Paris, 1974. R. Liechti collection, Geneva.

Repaired from two large sections with some fill in the breaks. The break running diagonnally across the body from the right shoulder to the left hip, the back of the left shoulder and horizontally across the right arm. The feet restored up to the ankles. Some surface cracks, especially in veins in the stone, including a vein that has weathered significantly across the headcloth. The nose mostly lost. Surface wear and abrasions throughout.

For a shabti in limestone with similar features and proportions see no. 6, pp. 15-16 in G. Janes, Shabtis, A Private View.

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Egyptian Alabaster Shabti

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