Possibly over 3,300 years old, this shabti of Meryre with a ba-bird on his breast is attributed to the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Akhenaten in the Amarna Period. It is carved from serpentinite and measures 22.3 × 8.5 × 5.8 cm (8.75 × 3.4 × 2.3 in). | Global News Network

Possibly over 3,300 years old, this shabti of Meryre with a ba-bird on his breast is attributed to the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Akhenaten in the Amarna Period. It is carved from serpentinite and measures 22.3 × 8.5 × 5.8 cm (8.75 × 3.4 × 2.3 in). This artifact is now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States. It was acquired by J. Pierpont Morgan from Mohammed Mohassib in Luxor before 1913 and entered the Museu

Statue of the Servant Ni-Ankh-Pepi-Kem 🏺 Ni-Ankh-Pepi-Kem was a high-ranking official during the Sixth Dynasty. He served as Overseer of Upper Egypt, royal advisor in Lower Egypt, and Supervisor of the Priests. The statue depicts him carrying a backpack, representing the earliest known depiction of this type of bag in ancient Egyptian art—an exceptional detail that offers insight into daily life at the time. His tomb, located at Meir, is remarkable for containing the largest known cache of serv