Shabti

Fragment of a mummiform shabti made from clay. The figure wears a tripartite wig. The arms are crossed right over left on the chest, and the hands emerge from a shroud to hold tools. The back of the figure is plain. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Incomplete, very worn, surface loss, surface dirt. Compare with W. M. F. Petrie, 'Diopolis Parva: the cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu. 1898-9'. London (1901), pl. XXVI [Dynasty 12].