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What is an Egyptian shabti?
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Egyptian shabtis are small servant statuettes in human form found in tombs. The shabti was imbued with instructions of tasks to complete on behalf of the deceased person in the afterlife. On 1stDibs, find a collection of shabtis from some of the world’s top sellers.
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Egyptian Shabti Figurine Depicted from Three Angles, c.1776
Located in Langweer, NL
Egyptian Shabti Figurine Depicted from Three Angles, c.1776
This antique engraving, Plate LXXVI, presents a detailed study of an ancient Egyptian shabti (or ushabti) figurine shown ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Egyptian Fragmentary Serpentine Shabti for Petamenope, 25th Dynasty
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Large stone shabtis, known from the late Middle Kingdom and 18th Dynasty, reappeared in the 25th Dynasty for the pharaohs, Theban God's Wives, and the highest officials of Dynasty XX...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Serpentine
A Large Egyptian Pale Green Faience Shabti for Heneb-heneb
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Notes
Made in quantity, due to their important role in the funeral rites, shabtis are some of the most commonly collected pieces from ancient Egypt.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Faience
