A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI FOR THE GENERAL ANKH-WAH-IB-RE-SA-NEITH, son of Psamtek, son of the General Nes-iah, born of Ast-akhbit, wearing tripartite wig and holding a pick, hoe and seed basket over his left shoulder, bearing ten horizontal lines of inscription at the front from Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead, the back-pillar uninscribed, repaired across legs, Dynasty XXVI, circa 570-526 B.C., from Saqqara | Christie's

Lot 80

A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI FOR THE GENERAL ANKH-WAH-IB-RE-SA-NEITH, son of Psamtek, son of the General Nes-iah, born of Ast-akhbit, wearing tripartite wig and holding a pick, hoe and seed basket over his left shoulder, bearing ten horizontal lines of inscription at the front from Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead, the back-pillar uninscribed, repaired across legs, Dynasty XXVI, circa 570-526 B.C., from Saqqara

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A GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI FOR THE GENERAL ANKH-WAH-IB-RE-SA-NEITH, son of Psamtek, son of the General Nes-iah, born of Ast-akhbit, wearing tripartite wig and holding a pick, hoe and seed basket over his left shoulder, bearing ten horizontal lines of inscription at the front from Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead, the back-pillar uninscribed, repaired across legs, Dynasty XXVI, circa 570-526 B.C., from Saqqara
7 1/8in. (18.1cm.) high

Lot Essay

Although the above shabti is for the same person as the following lot, the text on this shabti mentions additionally the grandfather, the General Nes-iah, which is most uncommon. Cf. Schneider, op. cit., p. 204, no. 5.3.1.261

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