Egyptian Faience Shabti for Nesy-Amun

Object Description

An Egyptian turquoise-glazed faience ushebti, named for Nesy-Amun. The shabti is depicted mummiform, light blue in colour, with details painted in black; including the eyes, brows and the lappets of the tripartite wig. Around the wig he wears a fillet. His hands are clasped, crossed at the chest, and depicted holding a painted hoe in each fist. To the reverse is a painted seed sack on his back.

There are three horizontal bands of painted hieroglyphs, divided by a black line. The translation reads:

“The Osiris, fourth prophet of Amun-Re, king of the gods, Nesi-amun, justified”.

Date: Circa 1070-945 BC
Period: Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty

Object History

Ex Dorset collection, acquired 1980s-1990s. Found in the Bab el Gasus tomb at Deir el-Bahri, also called Cache II, Second Deir el Bahari Cache and Gate of the Priests. Shabti previously seen by John Taylor at the British Museum.

Object Condition

Very fine. Some loss of pigment due to age.

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