A Note on Modern (Fake) Shabtis as Tourist Art
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Potter, Daniel M
Date published
May 18, 2022
Abstract
This brief communication is a discussion of several styles of shabti figures identified during the National Museums Scotland review of Egyptian material in Scottish collections. The shabtis’ combination of historical styles, nonsensical inscriptions and material composition clearly characterize them as modern productions, despite several recent publications identifying them as Roman Period pseudo-shabtis. This brief communication seeks to address this interpretation and re-establish them as pervasive examples of Egyptian tourist art from the late nineteenth to early/mid-twentieth centuries.
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Headley Trust | with ArtFund |
Museums Association | Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund |
National Lottery Heritage Fund | |
Journal title
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
Volume
108
Publisher
SAGE Publications
ISSN
0307-5133
eISSN
2514-0582
Official URL
Rights statement
In Copyright
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