Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
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Shabti of the “Chief of Weighing/Measuring, Huy,” clasping the customary hoe and pick and inscribed with the traditional spell
Egypt 14th-13th century BCE Painted Wood H: 21 cm Bequest of Norbert Schimmel, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum Accession number: 91.71.231 |
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The shabti was meant to replace the deceased if he was summoned to perform compulsory labor in the afterlife.
Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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