An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Medium - Copper 1991 Utopia Art

1991 Utopia Art

Because of its wine-dark color and its use to prevent intoxication

formed by laminating individual pieces in separate colors under great heat which causes them to fuse together

his right arm raised to hold a now-missing weapon

An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Medium - Copper 1991 Utopia ArtShabtis of this style belonged to the prophet priests of Ptah at Memphis who had a semi royal status (cf. J. F. Aubert, Statuettes Egyptiennes, Paris, 1974, p. 91). This example is shown as a mummiform figure made from white faience with features carefully highlighted in dark pigment, particularly his striking wide black eyes. He wears a short black wig with a curled side lock, a small goatee, and a wide broad collar around his neck. There is a hoe in