Shabti box of Nesnebtauy

 

Shabti box of Nesnebtauy

Rectangular shabti box, preserving two of its originally three vaulted lids, separated from each other by a wooden vertical panel. The exterior is painted in white, with three vertical inscriptions mentioning its owner, Nesnebtauy, chantress of Amun's temple, who lived in Thebes during the XXIst dynasty.

WOOD: SYCAMORE

THEBES: WEST BANK: DEIR EL-BAHARI

Inventory number 21/007/7722

MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL

source: globalegyptianmuseum.org

Donada por el Gobierno Egipcio, formando parte del lote que le correspondió a España, tras su hallazgo en la 2ª Cachette (Deir el-Bahari), en 1893.

Departamento de Antigüedades Egipcias y Próximo Oriente; PEREZ - DIE, Mª C; PONS MELLADO, E; RUBIO VISIERS, Mª J.