Shabty of Sati

Medium: Faience

Geograhical Locations:

• Saqqara, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.

Dimensions: Height 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Funerary Gallery 2, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt
• Realm of Marvels: Building Collections for the Future
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 37.123E

Image: 37.123E_37.124E_SL3.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Polychrome faience schwabti belonging to the Lady Sati. The figure is mummiform with its arms folded across its chest. In each hand it holds a hoe and a basket. Hoes and baskets are colored blue, yellow, and red. The figure wears a broad bead collar glazed blue, yellow and red. On the front half of the figure, from the waist down to the feet, is a nine line inscription of dark blue hieroglyphs. The schwabti wears a striated tripartite wig glazed black and white. The figure itself is glazed white. Condition: Good.

Brooklyn Museum