Shabti of Neferibresaneith, son of Shepenbastet

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Neferibresaneith's 336 shabtis were dispersed at the time his burial was discovered in 1928-29 by Cecil Firth for the Antiquities Organization. This shabti, purchased on the art market, surely belongs to this group. The statuettes mention no titles, but his mother's name is given: Shepenbastet. Inscriptions in his tomb mention that his father was Merib and give Neferibreneith's titles, including chancellor, royal wab priest, king's valet, and director of the palace. His name is formed on the prenomen Neferibre of Psamtik II, but the position of the burial points to a burial date in late Dynasty 26. His tomb was situated in the Userkaf pyramid complex at Saqqara. There he had been buried in a double tomb with Wahibremen (whose name is formed on the prenomen of Apries). Apparently Neferibresaneith was the second burial deposed, also pointing to a later date than his name might suggest.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art