Egyptian 19th Dynasty faience overseer shabti

E270

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A blue glazed faience overseer shabti figure with an unfinished black painted inscription on the front of the legs reading “The illuminated, the Osiris”.

Culture
Egypt, late New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c. 1292-1189 BC

Size
12 x 5 cms

Condition
Foot lost otherwise intact apart from minor chipping as seen in the photographs

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Glasgow, Scotland; acquired early to mid 20th Century

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Shabti figures

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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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