RAFFMA, EG.01.009.2015 Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (ca. ca. 2030–1650 BCE) Wood 24.44 cm (tall) / 5.08 cm (width) 3D Model by Bryan Kraemer Photography: Canon 80D Software: Agisoft Metashape Ex-collection Harer. Donation Cynthia Harer Gibbs & Laurence Gibbs.
This is an early example of an Ancient Egyptian funerary statue called a shabti from the Middle Kingdom. It is an example of Hans Schneider’s Class IIA of shabtis. It imitates a contemporary 12th dynasty mummy. Funerary statuettes from that time were sometimes buried inside of wooden models of contemporary coffins. The inscription on the front is done in a hieratic script and gives the mortuary title “venerated one” and name for the deceased. Others have an abbreviated offering formula. Starting in late Dynasty 12 they begin to have versions of the shabti spell on them. These could be included in a tomb or buried separately in a necropolis as votive substitute for their owner’s presence.
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