Shabti Box of Nany ca. 1050 Third Intermediate Period Seven shabti boxes were interred with Nany; five came to New York in the division of finds (–.30) and two are now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. All are made of sycomore wood and have high ends and flat lids that were meant to slide into grooves, although only one box (Cairo JE 55044) actually had these made. A white stucco wash was applied after the lids were closed. A total of 392 faience shabtis were divided between the boxes, in most cases packed tightly in an upright position. They are of two types: foremen and workers, wit

Shabti Box of Nany ca. 1050 Third Intermediate Period Seven shabti boxes were interred with Nany; five came to New York in the division of finds (–.30) and two are now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. All are made of sycomore wood and have high ends and flat lids that were meant to slide into grooves, although only one box (Cairo JE 55044) actually had these made. A white stucco wash was applied after the lids were closed. A total of 392 faience shabtis were divided between the boxes, in most cases packed tightly in an upright position. They are of two types: foremen and workers, with an average ratio of one foreman to ten workers. This box contained 5 supervisors and 31 workers3. Shabti Box of Nany. ca. 1050 Sycomore, stucco, paint. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nany, MMA excavations, 1928–29. Dynasty 21

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