ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Shabti of God's Father, Ankh(efen)Mut

Possible OriginThebes, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodThird Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21

Date1076-944 BCE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions5 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 15/16 in., 95 g (13.2 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm, 3 3/8 oz.)

Object number2018.010.354

Label TextThe shabti owner Ankhmut is also known by his longer name Ankhefenmut, which appears on his coffins, funerary papyri, and other shabtis. Ankhmut was originally buried in Deir el-Bahri, tomb number TG 813, during Dynasty 21 (ca. 1076–944 BCE). His funerary assemblage was found in the second Deir el-Bahri cache in the Bab el-Gasus. Over 150 bodies of Theban priests and priestesses and their burial assemblages dating to the Third Intermediate period were found in this cache.

His ceramic mummiform shabti wears a long lappet wig. The arms are crossed, and his hands protrude from the wrappings, grasping two hoes. On his back is a large seed bag painted black. The central inscription details that Ankhmut had the priestly title of “God’s Father” for both the god, Amun, and the goddess and Amun’s consort, Mut.
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 88.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.

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