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Shawabty of Khaemtore
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19
1295–1186 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Medina
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 20 x 6.8 cm (7 7/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1494
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionFine-grained white limestone shawabty with arms crossed and holding a pair of yellow-painted hoes, with eight horizontal bands of incised hieroglyphs on the lower part of the body. The shawabty wears the wig of the living, painted black, and has a red-brown face, black eyes and traces of yellow about the shoulders.
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Deir el-Medina. By 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)