ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Shabti of the Prophet of Wadjet, Wahibre

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 27 - Dynasty 29

Date525-380 BCE

MediumFaience

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions7 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in., 292 g (19.5 x 5.3 x 3 cm, 10 5/16 oz.)

Object number2018.010.602

Label TextThis gray-green faience shabti belonged to a man called Wahibre. It includes his title of “general” and his mother’s name, Takhut. Wahibre’s title is the “prophet of Wadjet in the midst of Mendes (Djedet).”

Wahibre is depicted as mummiform with a short neck. His face has a slight smile, typical of Late Period statuary. He wears a striped lappet wig, a braided divine beard, and a small broad collar. Wahibre’s crossed hands protrude from the wrappings. In his right hand, he grasps a pick against his shoulder. On his left, he holds a hoe and a braided rope attached to a small semicircular woven seed bag on his back. A back pillar appears on the rear of the shabti.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 91.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, purchased from Alain Renner, Issoudun, France.

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