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Egyptian Shabti of Pa-Khaas, 30th Dynasty, 380-343 BC browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre AD 1000: item # 1076069
Ostracon Ancient Art Bernhard I. Müller, PhD Gallery by appointment Zurich, Switzerland Guest Book $ 1950 |
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| Pa-Khaas’ father was Ankh-Hapi, the name of his mother was Hathor-em-akhet. The T-shaped inscription is reading: ‘The illuminated one, the Osiris, the ‘Overseer of the Royal Ships’, Pa-Khaas, born to Hathor-em-akhet, justified.’ The figure carries a pick with the left, the right with a hoe and a rope for a small basket suspended behind the left shoulder. Dorsal pillar and trapezoidal base. Pa-Khaas was a high rank official in the royal administration of Nektanebo II, Snedjemibre - Setepeniniheret. This shabti is published as figure number 196e in : Schlögl/Brodbeck. Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen der Schweiz. Freiburg 1990. Schlögl/Brodbeck report eight different shabtis of Pa-Khaas in a Zurich private collection. For an extensive discussion of Pa-Khaas cf. shabti no. 85 in: Glenn Janes. Shabtis, a Private View. Paris 2002. Pale green faience. Late Period, 30th Dynasty, 380-343 BC. H. 17.1 cm (6.7 in). Broken above the knees, surface worn in places. Swiss private collection (references/data will be provided to the buyer). | ||
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