The horizontal inscription reads: “Illuminate the Osiris of the priest of the goddess Smentet, PA-DI-USIR”. He was a priest of the goddess Smentet and priest of the sanctuary of Ptah-Un! His moters name is given as Irbinat.
This ushabti figurine is depicted as a worker holding two hoes for work in the fields of Osiris in the afterlife. He is wearing a tripartite wig which falls down between the shoulders. He has an Osiris-type beard which ends in a tight forward curl...
A vintage necklace in fine twisted silver wire of ancient clay mummy beads and a large faience amulet of Bes, Late period to Roman period, c. 600-100 BC.
Size: 43 mm. for the amulet, the necklace is 29-30 cm. in a double row. Incl. a couple of - probably modern but old - charms in bronze or cobber.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact.
Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.
Shabti for Padjneith
Padjneith Wears a tripartite wig, arms crossed right over left on the chest with his hands holding the tools (pickaxe, hoe and the twisted rope of a hanging basket behind the left shoulder). the braided and curly divine beard is typical of the characters since the XXVIth dynasty. The body has no inscription, only the dorsal pillar bears one...
Shabti for Undjebauendjed
Wearing a round wig covering her ears, this funerary statuette is of proportions balanced despite its small size. The Face is expressionless. Chin Wears a goatee hairpiece. The forearms are crossed over the chest, the right over the left and were to hold the stick and the classic whip, symbol of this character's Charge, now missing...
Shabti figures were placed with ancient Egyptian burials to act as servants in the afterlife, to undertake menial tasks and produce food for the deceased. The hieroglyphics on this shabti, from Memphis, are an extract from the Book of the Dead.
This ushabti figurine is depicted as a worker holding two hoes for work in the fields of Osiris in the afterlife. He is wearing a tripartite wig which falls down between the shoulders...
Origin: Egypt
Period: Third Intermediat Period, 21th/22th Dynasty
Date: 1075 - 712 B.C
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 6,5 cm.
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An ancient Egyptian faience shabti for Psamtik. Standing on an integral plinth against an inscribed back pillar, with prominent facial details, depicted mummiform with the arms crossing his chest, his hands emerging from his tightly fitting garment, holding hoes, a seed sack over his left shoulder, wearing a tripartite headcloth and a braided beard. 4 inches high. Repaired. Purchased on the Belgian art market. Said to be from an old German collection.
Shabti for Padihoremheb
Oushebti présentant les instruments aratoires en relief. Il porte une inscription en T au nom de Neferka, fils de Isetrechti, prêtre scribe dans le château de Ptah Faïence verdâtre.
Bibliographie:
Hans D. Schneider, "A Catalogue of the collection of shabtis in the national museum of antiquities at Leiden"1975, ref 3.2.25 J.F Aubert et L...
Tall mummiform servant of the dead in superb glossy green faience, hands held to chest holding crook and flail, wearing royal beard, pillar up reverse side which helps us date this to the 27th/30th Dynasty, and glypthic text that can be seen on the picture.
Origin: Egypt
Period: Late Period, 27th/30th Dynasty
Date: 554 - 332 B.C.
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 12,0 cm...
Shabti for Tchahorpata
Tchahorpata wears a smooth wig, has his arms crossed on his chest and holds in his hands the tools, hoe and hand plow, as well as a string on which the bag with the seeds hangs on his back. The curved beard of the gods is typical of all figures since the XXVI century. Dynasue. The body has a framed veracal column and an inscribed inscription stating the name and title of the deceased...
Origin: Egypt
Period: New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
Date: ca. 1292 - 1190 B.C.E.
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 16,5 cm.
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Shabti for The Beloved God's Father, the wab-priest, the Chief of the Scribes, Amen-hotep
A parallel was sold by Puhze Gallery cat. 16 no 282. There is also a similar example in the Louvre
Origin: Egypt
Period: New Kingdom, 21th Dynasty,
Date: c. 1075 - 945 B.C
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 12,5 cm...
A very rare and interesting large fragment of a sculptural torquise blue faience vessel with moulded decoration, Egypt, probably Amarna period, 14th. century BC.
The fragment represent up to 40% of what was once a hemispheric low bowl with pseudo handles and black and torquise glaze. Moulded decoration of large snake and the tail of another which would have adorned the other side.
Size: 13-14 cm. long.
Ex. Cristian Spinu collection, ex old European collection...
Relics of the Nile is very pleased to present this superb rare ancient Egyptian necklace composed of New Kingdom faience tubular beads (read below for information regarding how the beads were made). The beads are multi-colored and are brilliant in every way, displaying colors of red, white, very bright blue, green, rust, and more! The thick blue and green faience was extremely popular during this period. The length of the necklace measures a very nice 17" in length. The piece has been restru...
You are considering a very attractive ancient Egyptian Hyksos mummy beads necklace dating to Hyksos period, 1500 BC
Measurements: Length: 46 cm
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Egyptian Mummy beads
Egyptian burial sites have yielded enormous quantities of beads in many varieties. Since beads were such an integral part of the culture, they paint a poignant picture of an idealistic people, surprisingly sophisticated, yet bound...
A turquoise glazed faience Ushabti figure, of mummiform shape, made in ancient Egypt during the late period, circa 1069 - 332 BC.
Provenance: from an old Merseyside collection.
Condition: there is age degradation to the surface and the tip of the feet has been chipped off.
9cm (3.5 inches) long.
Material: faience
Size: - ca. 3,5 cm c. 1,38 inches
Condition: look picture and video
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New Kingdom (1550–1077 BC)
Material: faience
Size: ca. 3,2 cm c. 1,26 inches
Condition: look picture and video
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