Egyptian shabti, probably for Iset, Chantress of Amen

E181

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A pale blue glazed faience shabti figure with black painted details and inscription. The inscription is only partially preserved but commences: “The Osiris, Chantress of Amen…”. The shabti is probably for the Chantress of Amen, Iset.

Culture
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1069-945 BC

Size
7.6 x 3.5 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. collection: Lionel Walrond (1927-2000), Gloucestershire, UK. Walrond was a life-long amateur archaeologist, local historian, author and also curator of the Lansdown Museum, Stroud.

For an intact shabti of Iset and further information on these shabtis, please see: The Shabti Collections, volume 6 (World Museum, Liverpool), Glenn Janes; catalogue no. 74.

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Shabtis (also known as shawabtis or ushabtis) are small human figures, usually mummiform in shape, which were placed in tombs to replace and act as servants of the deceased in the afterlife - Read on.....
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