An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Medium - Copper Such models were placed in

Such models were placed in ancient Egyptian tombs during the Old Kingdom period to symbolically provide sustenance to the deceased in the afterlife

Because of its wine-dark color and its use to prevent intoxication

Three different types of shabtis can be ascribed to Meritamun

the top of his head with moon and crescent headdress

to the left

An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Medium - Copper Such models were placed inShabtis of this style belonged to the prophet priests of Ptah at Memphis who had a semi royal status (cf. J. F. Aubert, Statuettes Egyptiennes, Paris, 1974, p. 91). This example is shown as a mummiform figure made from white faience with features carefully highlighted in dark pigment, particularly his striking wide black eyes. He wears a short black wig with a curled side lock, a small goatee, and a wide broad collar around his neck. There is a hoe in