Shabti of Senebimi, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir, Khashaba excavations, 1910, Wood, paint, H. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.); W. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); D. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), Funerary figures known as shabtis first appeared during the early Middle Kingdom. When the deceased was called upon to carry out obligatory labor in the next world, these magical images were supposed to act in his or her place
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