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Egyptian 19th Dynasty Wood Shabti (Neferu)
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1121102 (stock# AJPJ)
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Artemis Gallery Ancient World Art
(720) 890-7700
$1,795.00
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From Egypt’s Ramesside Period, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1295-1180 BC. Carved from a single piece of wood, shabti was once covered with a base coating of gesso. Thus prepared, with this undercoating in place, the body was painted white. The white color represented the mummy’s wrappings, and final bandaging. Down the front of the body runs a long panel of red where an identifying inscription was written. Here is where the owner’s name, titles, position of status, and possibly names of pa ...click for details
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