Shabti of Petosiris, son of Djedhor
This small funerary figure (shabti) comes from the tomb of the Djedhor family, which contained the burials of Djedhor, his wife Nebtaihet, and their three sons. Petosiris, the owner of this shabti, was in one of the vaulted chambers along with his two brothers. The three coffins had been covered with sand, and the inhabitants’ canopic chests had been placed on top. Three of Petosiris’s three hundred and eighty-five shabtis were in his coffin and the rest were scattered over the sand.
All of Petosiris’s shabtis are mummiform, and hold agricultural tools (a distinctively curved pick in the left hand, a hoe in the right, and a basket, held by a rope in the right hand, over one shoulder). Most were uninscribed, but thirty-six (for example, 02.4.110 bore his name, titles, and the name of his father Djedhor, along with lines from Spell 6 of the "Book of the Dead." This text promised that the shabti would carry out manual labor on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife.
All of Petosiris’s shabtis are mummiform, and hold agricultural tools (a distinctively curved pick in the left hand, a hoe in the right, and a basket, held by a rope in the right hand, over one shoulder). Most were uninscribed, but thirty-six (for example, 02.4.110 bore his name, titles, and the name of his father Djedhor, along with lines from Spell 6 of the "Book of the Dead." This text promised that the shabti would carry out manual labor on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shabti of Petosiris, son of Djedhor
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 30 or later
- Date: ca. 360–300 BC
- Geography: From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery G, Petrie Tomb 50 (Djedhor), Egypt Exploration Fund excavations
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 10 × W. 3.2 × D. 2.7 cm (3 15/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1902
- Object Number: 02.4.115
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 360–300 BC
ca. 360–300 BC
ca. 360–300 BC
ca. 360–300 BC
ca. 360–300 BC
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