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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Hor
This shawabti of Hor holds a broad-bladed hoe against his right shoulder and another against his left. A basket for carrying sand or silt is on his back.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Tamket
The shawabti of Tamket is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The statuette is in the form of a mummy with a basket slung over her right shoulder.
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Eternal Egypt: Group of Shawabties
Shawabties are small statues placed in the tomb to take the place of the dead and doing the heavy work in the Netherworld. These shawabties in their wooden box were made of faience and their arms are crossed on their chests.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Taharqa
The shawabti of King Taharqa that was found in his tomb at Nuri in Upper Nubia is shaped like a wrapped human body. It is wearing a wig and has a long curved beard.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Amon Mes
This shawabti portrays Amon-Mes, the Royal Scribe and the Overseer of the Cattle. A shawabti is a statuette intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Ptahmose
A remarkable statuette, made out of faience, depicts a Shawabti of Ptahmose, who was the vizier, the mayor, and the high priest of Amun at Thebes. Faience is a glazed, highly colored and decorated earthenware.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Re Messu
The shawabti of Re-messu is intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The statuette is in the form of a mummy with baskets slung behind each shoulder.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of Sennedjem
The funerary shawabti is a statuette intended to perform work in place of the deceased in the underworld. The shawabti of Sennedjem is in the form of a mummy with a long black wig, a necklace, and two baskets slung over his shoulders.
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Eternal Egypt: Shawabti of King Aspalta
This shawabti of King Aspalta holds agricultural tools for use in the afterlife and is inscribed with Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummiform Shawabti of Kha
Mummiform shawabti of Kha with seven hieroglyphic lines, from his tomb.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummiform Shawabti of Kha
Wooden mummiform shawabti of Kha, found in a coffer, from the tomb of Kha.
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Eternal Egypt: Refined Shawabti Statuette
This shawabti statuette wears a broad collar and a long tripartite wig. The facial features of the shawabti are modeled in relief. Its crossed hands hold a pair of bladed hoes against his shoulders.