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Shabti
Shabti figure (male), of a quartz or sand composite paste or faience, standing on a square base, a flat backed support rising from the base and extending the length of the figure, the figure with hieroglyphic inscriptions on the lower body contained within a vertical panel, the legs conjoined, the upper body shrouded, the arms crossed, the head surmounted with a headdress, extending over the forehead and to the length of the plaited bead extending below the chin; the whole covered with a bright glassy turquoise glaze.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 34632
Measurements
Height
(cm): 10.8
Length
(cm): 3.1
diam
(cm): 2.3
Height
(in): 4
Length
(in): 1
diam
(in): 7
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