An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Medium - Copper the vessel of Joseph of

the vessel of Joseph of Arimathea was used to catch the blood of Christ at the crucifixion

Such models were placed in ancient Egyptian tombs during the Old Kingdom period to symbolically provide sustenance to the deceased in the afterlife

Three different types of shabtis can be ascribed to Meritamun

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An Egyptian Faience Shabti for the Royal Sem-Priest Hori, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1293 - 1185 BCE Medium - Copper the vessel of Joseph ofShabtis 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