Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of the Overseer of the Granary

Culture: Egyptian

Period: 3rd Intermediate period, 21st dynasty, 1069-945 B.C.

Material: Faience

Dimensions: 10.4 cm high

Price: 6 000 Euro

Ref: 1567

Provenance: From the collection of the French Egyptologist Jean Yoyotte (1927-2009) and his wife Michèle Yoyotte, called "Poupouti" (1924-2023), acquired between 1956 and 1975.

Condition: Intact

Description: Blue glazed faience shabti from the tomb of the overseer of the granary called Djedkhonsuefankh. The figure in mummiform with crossed arms in front of the chest. It holds in each hand a hoe for the field work. In the back the seed back with a rope. The face with eyes painted in black is framed by the lobes of the tripartite wig. Over the forehead a filet, which is knotted in the back. The wonderfully painted hieroglyphs run vertically in one row. They mention the owner as Osiris and consequently connect him with the ruler of the otherworld. Followed by the name Djedkhonsuefankh, as well as the title overseer over the granary. See for the shabtis of Djedkhonsuefankh the example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the object number 10.130.1063a. On an old wood base.