shabti box

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.

Present location	MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID
Inventory number	18259
Dating	21ST DYNASTY
Archaeological Site	DEIR EL-BAHARI
Category	SHABTI BOX
Material	SYCAMORE
Technique	INCISED; PAINTED ON STUCCO
Height	44.5 cm
Width	52.5 cm
Depth	27.5 cm

Bibliography

• PEREZ- DIE, Mª C., Egipto. Guía didáctica del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, 1985,. P.35.
• PEREZ- DIE, Mª C., Egipto y Próximo Oriente. Guía General del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, 1996, P.102.
• MARTINEZ ZUBIA, Mª C., Caja para ushebtis del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Trabajos de Prehistoria, 31, 1974, Pp. 371-