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Bright blue faience shabti
inscribed with black hieroglyphs reading: "The Osiris Nes-Mut".
Curiously, the epithet Osiris is noted here in retrograde writing in relation to
the name.
The figurine wears a tripartite wig with a frontal band tied at the back. The
face shows barely visible eyes and eyebrows. The arms are crossed and the hands
hold two colored hoes. The seed bag behind is held by straps.
The name Nes-Mut is frequent since the New Kingdom, which makes it difficult to
identify the owner.
For a shabti that may belong to same person, as it shares the retrograde writing
of the name Osiris, cf. fig. no. 043 in: Jean-Luc Chappaz. Les figurines
funéraires égyptiennes du Musée d’Art et d’Histoire et de quelques collections
privées. Geneva 1984.
Broken at the waist level and reattached. Fists chipped. Writing fades towards
the feet with faint lowermost hieroglyph for Mut.
H. 10.3 cm (4.1 in)
Ex Hiller collection, acquired in the 1950s; thence by decent.
1000 USD |
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