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Shawabti of the Lady of the House Sati

A taste for richly decorated objects developed during the time of Amunhotep III, both in statuary and in the personal arts such as pottery and jewelry. This funerary figure, or shawabti, is decorated vividly with paste inlays in six different colors, conveying a sense of opulence and excess not found in shawabtis from any other reign. Despite the costliness of such a piece, its owner, a woman named Sati, was neither royalty nor a high-ranking official; her title simply means "mistress of the house."

Medium: Faience
Dates: ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.
Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: Height 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 37.123E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 37.123E_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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