One of a pair of wooden boxes which held the 401 shabti figures provided to work for Princess Maatkare in the afterlife. The texts note she is beloved of Osiris and Anubis. Maatkare was sister of Psusennes I and held the senior female religious title of God's Wife of Amun. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 21st Dynasty, c. 1000 BC. Place of Origin: Thebes, Deir el-Bahri. Material Size: Painted wood w = 43 cm. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Cairo . Location: 39.
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