Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Shawabti of the Lady of the House Sati

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Shawabti of the Lady of the House Sati

A taste for richly decorated objects developed during the time of Amunhotep III, both in statuary and in the personal arts such as pottery and jewelry. This funerary figure, or shawabti, is decorated vividly with paste inlays in six different colors, conveying a sense of opulence and excess not found in shawabtis from any other reign. Despite the costliness of such a piece, its owner, a woman named Sati, was neither royalty nor a high-ranking official; her title simply means "mistress of the house."

• Medium: Faience
• Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty
• Period: New Kingdom
• Dimensions: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
• Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
• Accession Number: 37.123E
• Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
• Image: Overall, 37.123E_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph Shawabti of the Lady of the House Sati, ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E. Faience, 9 13/16 in. (25 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.123E (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.123E_SL1.jpg)