Shabti of Iset-em-Khebit

Collection number	陶230-2540
Provenance	Deir al-Bahri, Egypt
Period	3rd Intermediate period, 21st Dynasty
Date	ca. 1069-945 BCE
Material	Faience
Dimension	H. 16.4 cm
Comment	People in ancient Egypt believed their rebirth in the world after death. The life after death was to be peaceful, though they were obliged to engage in physical labor such as farm works. Therefore, they buried a lot of this figurine together with the dead, because they believed that these figurines called "shabti" were supposed to labor instead of the dead. Hieroglyph inscription of the surface is a spell ordering shabti to work instead of the dead.
Classification	glazed object
Keywords	Blue, Black Pretty, Vivid, Glossy North Africa, Egypt, Deir al-Bahri Iron Age, 3rd Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty Clay, Glazed pottery, Faience Sculpture/Statue, Human figurine, Shabti, Religious or ritual object, Funerary Item Human, Female, King/Ruler of Egyptian Dynasty Letter, Hieroglyph
資料ID	2597