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Description: | This shabti is made from green glaze. It dates to the 26th Dynasty (about 664-525 BC). It is well-modelled and has a hieroglyphic inscription down the front. Shabtis were Ancient Egyptian funerary figurines. The word shabti can be translated as 'answerer'. In life, a nobleman would have owned many servants to perform his duties. In death, their place was taken by model substitutes who would carry out the same tasks forever. This meant that the nobleman could enjoy the same kind of lifestyle in the afterlife as he had during his lifetime. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | archaeology egyptian | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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