Shabti of the Scribe Huy wearing a Bat-pendant ca. 1295-1185 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Shabtis were small magical figures deposited in a tomb to answer for the deceased should he or she be called upon to do labor in the afterlife. This figure depicts Huy as he was in life: clothed in a fashionable pleated tunic and wraparound shawl and wearing an amulet associated with the goddess Hathor around his neck. His wig is of a type that seems to have been popular with both scribes and military personnel during the late 18th dynasty.. Shabti of the Scribe Huy wearing a Bat-pendant. ca. 1295-1185 B.C.. Limestone. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19
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