carbon dating shabti / Brooklyn Museum

carbon dating shabti

carbon dating shabti

In this paper author will present the proposal for the classification typology of shabtis according to: form, decorations, headdress, implements, text and position of text, and material from which they were crafted stone, pottery, glass, faience, wood etc. The tomb of Tut ankh amen Vol. Indeed, the analysis of archaeological evidence shows that it is possible to link some shabti-boxes represented in the wall paintings of tombs at Deir el-Medina with actual shabti-boxes coming from the same site; this type of shabti-boxes may be a new typological class, not attested outside Deir el-Medina and previously not identified. The particular shape of the box is potentially linked to a transitional phase in burial customs of the Third Intermediate Period and a change in the shape and meaning of shabti statuettes. On its front side the name of the owner — Kasa — is visible, and 73 Chappaz The "brick" they are seated on is a tiny coffin for the cats. The provenance of the box can be inferred from the column of hieroglyphs running along the front side of the object, defining the owner as: sDm-aS m s.

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