Carter finds 3 iconic shabtis in Tutankhamun’s tomb upon discovery

CAIRO – 27 October 2022: Howard Carter found three shabtis in a shrine-shaped box within Tutankhamun’s tomb upon its discovery.  

Wooden shabti found in Tutankhamun's tomb - Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

This example represents the king wearing a khepresh or blue crown, the headdress associated with war. 

The kings’s face is delicately carved with added painted details. The king’s hands are depicted crossed and holding a crook and a flail in each hand. Two vertical lines of spells are carved from the waist down. 

Interestingly, the soles of the feet contained another inscription mentioning that the shabti was a gift from one of the king’s generals called Nakhtmin.