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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.
Typ av objekt
- shabti
Typ av objekt
- shabti
Tillhandahållande institution
Aggregator
Rättighetsmärkning för media i detta objekt (om inte annat anges)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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Identifierare
- EC933
Tillhandahållande land
- United Kingdom
Samlingens namn
Första gången publicerad på Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:43.598Z
Sista uppdateringen från tillhandahållande institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:16.336Z