Funerary Figure of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 , From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt

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Funerary Figure of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 , From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Quartzite (brown), h. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); w. cm (3 5/16 in.); d. cm (2 3/16 in.), Shabtis are small funerary figures intended to perform work that the deceased was called upon to do in the afterlife. To serve this purpose, the figures were inscribed with the shabti spell, chapter six of the Book of the Dead

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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