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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI
FOR WAH-IB-RE-MERY-PTAH
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Turquoise blue in color, standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, holding agricultural implements, a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a striated tripartite wig and plaited chin beard, with seven lines of hieroglyphs for "the Inspector and Osiris, Wah-Ib-Re-Mery-Ptah, the son of Iret-Er-Ru"
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
FOR WAH-IB-RE-MERY-PTAH
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Turquoise blue in color, standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, holding agricultural implements, a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a striated tripartite wig and plaited chin beard, with seven lines of hieroglyphs for "the Inspector and Osiris, Wah-Ib-Re-Mery-Ptah, the son of Iret-Er-Ru"
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1988.