Egyptian painted wood shabti of Gautsoshen, ex MMA excavations 1923-1924

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A rare blue painted wood shabti figure inscribed in black ink for Gautsoshen.

This is one of 374 shabtis excavated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art expedition to Thebes in 1923-1924. Shabtis (as well as the coffin and some exceptional papyrii, see links below) were alotted to the museum by the Egyptian State as a partage of finds. Although this shabti does not have an MMA accession number it is likely to have originated from their share of the finds.

Culture
Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 60, Pit, Burial of Gautsoshen (P4), 21st Dynasty, c. 1000-945 BC

Size
11.5 x 4.2 cms

Condition
Light surface wear, chipping to the surface above the head and under the foot

Provenance
Ex. private collection, New York, USA; inherited by family descent during the 1970’s. Ex. Metropolitan Museum of Art excavations 1923-1924, burial pit MMA 60.

Please see the following links for the shabtis, coffin and papyrus of Gautsoshen, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551096
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547790
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/560983

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Shabti figures

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Shabtis (also known as shawabtis or ushabtis) are small human figures, usually mummiform in shape, which were placed in tombs to replace and act as servants of the deceased in the afterlife - Read on.....
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