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shabti
White limestone bottom half of shabti which has remains of black resin coating. 8.5cm high. Shabtis were put in tombs to do work for their owners in the afterlife. Occasionally also they were placed posthumously in temples and other sacred places so that the owner could take part in the festivals The black varnish was associated with Osiris and rebirth. It is often used on funerary objects.
Type object
- shabti
Type object
- shabti
Deelnemende erfgoedorganisatie
Informatienetwerk
Rechtenstatus van de media in dit record (tenzij anders vermeld)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identificatie
- EC933
Land
- United Kingdom
Naam van de collectie
Voor het eerst gepubliceerd op Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:43.598Z
Laatste keer bijgewerkt door deelnemende erfgoedorganisatie
- 2016-07-12T18:15:16.336Z