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<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.545_PS9.jpg)
Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.545_PS9.jpg)
<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.545_PS9.jpg)

Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.545_PS9.jpg)

<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view1.jpg)

Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view1.jpg)

<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view3.jpg)

Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view3.jpg)

<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view4.jpg)

Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view4.jpg)

<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view2.jpg)

Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.545_view2.jpg)

<em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.545_bw.jpg)

Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.545_bw.jpg)

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Shabty of Akhenaten

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Sandstone (?)
  • Place Made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period
    DIMENSIONS 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.545
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Fragment of sandstone ushabti of Amenhotep. Preserved portion includes area from shoulders to the knees. Hands crossed in front holding the hook and flail. Inscribed vertical panel of hieroglyphs runs down the front and includes the royal cartouche. Faint traces of blue pigment in hieroglyphs. Condition: The flail is badly weathered, beard broken, entire surface slightly weathered.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Shabty of Akhenaten, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.545_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 37.545_PS9.jpg., 2018
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    <em>Shabty of Akhenaten</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone (?), 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in., 1 lb. (13.3 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm, 0.45kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.545. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.545_PS9.jpg)

    TAGS

    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Amarna
    Amarna Period
    Tell el Amarna
    New Kingdom
    Arms Crossed
    Akhenaten
    Amenophis IV
    Amenhotep IV
    Sculpture
    Fragment
    Sandstone
    Hieroglyphs
    Cartouche
    Funerary Object
    18th Dynasty
    Dynasty XVIII

    TAGS

    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Amarna
    Amarna Period
    Tell el Amarna
    New Kingdom
    Arms Crossed
    Akhenaten
    Amenophis IV
    Amenhotep IV
    Sculpture
    Fragment
    Sandstone
    Hieroglyphs
    Cartouche
    Funerary Object
    18th Dynasty
    Dynasty XVIII

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