A Large and Important Egyptian Alabaster Shabti, late 18th - 19th Dynasty, ca. 1320–1200 BCE Jewelry - Earrings Petyarre’s country is the inspiration

Petyarre’s country is the inspiration for all her art

portraying a complex interplay of fierceness and resilient strength

Dimensions:  Amulet height: 3/4 inch (2 cm)

Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Now reimagined as modern 14K gold drop earrings

A Large and Important Egyptian Alabaster Shabti, late 18th - 19th Dynasty, ca. 1320–1200 BCE Jewelry - Earrings Petyarre’s country is the inspirationShabtis carved from alabaster are typically found only in the later part of the Eighteenth Dynasty and into the Nineteenth Dynasty, which makes surviving examples comparatively rare. This exceptional example is depicted in the traditional mummiform stance, with arms neatly folded, wearing a smooth tripartite wig and a quietly composed expression. The face is modeled with subtle, introspective features, carefully rendered with gently arched brows,