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| | Virtual Egyptian - Shawabti of Pinedjem II, 990-964 BC |
 | | Pinedjem II (990-969 BC), son of Menkheperre, was High Priest of Amun at Thebes at a time when this title conferred tremendous power. |
 | | Streamlined, almost minimalist, most often made of highly polished stone, a single statuette was placed in the tomb, representing the defunct, with his arms, his legs, his whole body shrouded in mummy trappings, up to his head. |
 | | One could reasonably argue that kings did not need shawabtis, because they expected to be exempt from any labor conscription in the kingdom of the dead (and they certainly had no compelling need for a funerary statuette immortalizing their physical appearance, as it was already well documented in a variety of media). |
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