Covered Box and Shawabtys of Ditamenpaankh

715–656 BCE Overall: 6 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (2 3/8 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.) Source image
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High demand for shawabtys in the Late Period, a time when as many as 400 or more shawabtys were placed in the tomb with the deceased, gave rise to a specialized container for storing them: the shawabty box. This example is inscribed for the lady of the house, Ditamenpaankh, an...

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