Shabti of king Sethos I
Shabtis are already found in funerary equipment of the Middle Kingdom. From the New Kingdom,
they theoretically numbered 365 workers and 37 overseers, one for each
team of 10 workers. It is thought that they were expected to undertake
forced labour in the next world on behalf of the deceased, and thus
they were often provided with small model tools. This superb shabti in blue faience was one of the large collection of funerary figurines made for Sethos I.
The wig, eyebrows, collar, as well as the agricultural instruments
which the shabti holds in its hands, are painted in black. The text is
taken from chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead.
Present location
KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS
Inventory number
E.8386
Dating
SETHOS I/MENMAATRE
Archaeological Site
Category
Material
POTTERY
Technique
FORMED BY HAND; PAINTED; FAYENCE; WRITTEN WITH A REED PEN/REED WITH SPLIT NIB
Height
10.2 cm
Width
4.9 cm
Depth
3 cm
Bibliography
- W. Seipel, Ägypten. Götter, Gräber und die Kunst. 4000 Jahre Jenseitsglaube (Exposition), Linz 1989, I 210 n° 168
- Le Roman de la momie. Les amours d'une princesse égyptienne (Exposition Saint-Gérard de Brogne), Namur 1997, 139 n° 168
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