Shabti of Setau (Alternate Title)
Ushabti with Inscription (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
The inscription of this shabti associates it with Setau, whose tomb has been dated to the Amarna Period or shortly thereafter. The Amarna Period is most closely associated with Amenhotep IV, who introduced radical religious reforms and took the name Akhenaten; his successor, King Tutankhamun, reversed the reforms. The shabtis associated with Setau’s tomb are unusual because they feature a seed sack hanging over the right, rather than the left, shoulder.
Dynaties 18-19
New Kingdom Period (Dynasty 18)
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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