How Ancient Egyptian Shabtis and Funerary Statuettes Watched Over the Dead
What were shabtis? In ancient Egypt, shabtis were funerary statuettes placed in the tombs and used to accompany the deceased in the afterlife. They appeared at the end of the First Intermediate period. A shabti was a small human figurine who would perform a given task in the afterlife for the deceased, and therefore would … Read more
Category: Ancient Egypt, Imagery & Symbolism
Tags: , Egyptian Amulets, Egyptian Faience, Egyptian Shabtis, Egyptian Tombs, The Afterlife
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