Ushabti

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Object Details

Collector

Joseph Hirshhorn

Donor Name

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

Site Name

Deir El-Medina

Notes

PAINTED LIMESTONE FIGURE; CROSSED ARMS; STANDING; HEADRESS AND GOWN WITH HIEROGLYPHICS. PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG.

Deir El-Medina worker's shabti - uses title for artisans "Sejem ash." Worker's name "Amen-em-inet." Associated with model coffin # 553173. Painted.

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Shabti, 1292-1190 BC. This shabti and its coffin (A553173) belonged to Ameneminet, a worker with the title "the one who hears the call," from the Deir el-Medina artisan's village near the Valley of the Kings.

Record Last Modified

1 Apr 2025

Specimen Count

Culture

Egyptian, New Kingdom Period, Dynasty XIX

Accession Date

28 Aug 1992

Accession Number

370312

USNM Number

A553172-0

Object Type

Figurine

Length - Object

25 cm

Width - Object

6 cm

Depth - Object

4 cm

Place

Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39f7e5663-3365-4a2f-975e-93ed1c03aaa8

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8503988