A rare Egyptian Trussed Boar Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Shabtis A male molded pottery standing

A male molded pottery standing figure with fine facial features

Dimensions:  Height:  6 1/4 inches (16 cm)

acquired in 1970 from the trade (probably Susette Khayat)

it may have represented a stylized tree trunk with the branches lopped off

The decorative quality of these attachments suggests they were commissioned for a high-status vessel

A rare Egyptian Trussed Boar Amulet, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 - 1069 BCE Shabtis A male molded pottery standingCarved in the round from black serpentine, this is a rare example of a trussed boar with its legs tightly bound beneath its body. Amulets of trussed animals are part of a category of Egyptian amulets in the form of earthly possessions, many of which depict food offerings, "intended to keep the various spirit forms which survived death eternally supplied with essential food and drink even if actual supplies had ceased to be presented at the burial