Shabti and coffin case, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 1292-1189 BC

Shabti and coffin case, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 1292-1189 BC
A miniature wooden coffin containing a wooden shabti.
21cm (shabti 18cm)

The collection of Dr and Mrs Rowland Campion, thence by descent to the vendor.

Exhib. The Australian Institute of Archaeology, 1972

The coffin depicts the deceased in mummiform shape, wearing a tripartite wig and a large floral collar to the chest; the arms are crossed at the chest with clenched fists. To the body of the coffin is a vertical band of hieroglyphs naming the deceased. To the inside is a wooden shabti figure, again in mummiform shape and wearing a tripartite wig. The face is coloured with thick blue paint denoting the resurrected god Osiris. To the chest is a large floral collar and the arms are crossed with clenched fists resting on the chest. A vertical panel of hieroglyphs names the deceased. Across the whole body is a net pattern, representing the beaded covers on actual mummies.

For a similar example see: the shabti coffin of Sennedjem in the Pushkin State Museum for Art, accession no. I.1.a 1662

Condition Report
Wear and flaking to paint throughout.  Some small chips.  Some natural wood splits.  Please refer to images.

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