Shabti of Tchet-Khensu-Anfankh
Shabti figures were placed with ancient Egyptian burials to act as servants in the afterlife to undertake menial tasks and produce food for the deceased, this one has an inscribed with a greeting to the god Osiris.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/630
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Material
- potteryfaience
- Common Name
- shabti of Tchet-Khensu-Anfankh
- Simple Name
- shabti
- Period Classification
- 3rd Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-25) - 1070-661 BC; Late Period (Dynasties 26-31) - 661-332 BC
- Production Year Low
- -600
- Production Year High
- -500
