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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Shabti of Tamehyt

CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 19
Date1292-1191 BCE
MediumWood, paint
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions8 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/16 in. (22 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm)
Object number2018.010.607
Label TextThe wooden shabti of Tamehyt has a simple lappet wig with her ears protruding. A broad collar and garland encircle her neck, both painted black. Her hands protrude from the mummy wrappings. Below her elbows is a single column of text painted a golden yellow. The inscription reads, “The illuminated one, the Osiris, Tamehyt […], true of voice.” The name Tamehyt is common in the New Kingdom.

While it is unusual for the lower torso of funerary figurines to be colored black with yellow text, similar shabtis exist from Dynasty 19. The black and yellow painted decoration is comparable to anthropoid coffins from the same period.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, March 11, 2024 - Present
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 87.
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art