Shabti of Djehutymose
Shabti of Djehutymose
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1295 BCE
Dynasty
Dynasty 19
Ancient Egyptian, 1295–1186 BCE
Period
New Kingdom Period
Ancient Egyptian, 1550–1070 BCE
Place of OriginTuna el-Gebel (ancient Hermopolis Magna), Egypt
Dateabout 1450-1250 BCE, 18th-19th Dynasties
Dimensions10 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (27.3 × 10.8 × 8.3 cm)
Mediumlimestone
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of an Anonymous Boston Friend
Object number
1915.128
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic
Collections
Published ReferencesSchneider, H.D., Shabtis: An Introduction to the history of ancient Egyptian funerary statuettes with a catalogue of the collection of shabtis in the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, pp. 265-265.
- Sculpture
Peck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, repr. (col.) p. 52.
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, October 29, 2010-January 8, 2012.
Toledo Museum of Art, The Mummies: From Egypt to Toledo, February 3- May 6, 2018.
Label TextAccording to the inscription on this figure, “To illuminate the Osiris Duamutef, overseer of the cattle, Djehutymose,” this jackal-headed statue in the shape of a mummy represents the spirit of the tomb owner Djehutymose in the form of Duamutef, one of the four Sons of Horus - protective deities associated with the mummification process.Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, about 2400 BCE.
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, about 2400 BCE.
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, about 1350 BCE.
Dynasty VIII (1570-1349 BCE), Amarna Period (1372-1353 BCE)
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhen-aten, 1353-1336 BCE.
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhen-aten, 1353-1336 BCE.
Dynasty 19 (1342-1197 BCE), About 1300 BCE
Old Kingdom, late Dynasty 5, 2500-2420 BCE.
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