AN EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI FOR THE HIGH PRIEST OF AMUN, PINUDJEM II
AN EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI FOR THE HIGH PRIEST OF AMUN, PINUDJEM II

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 990-976 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI FOR THE HIGH PRIEST OF AMUN, PINUDJEM II
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 990-976 B.C.
Standing mummiform with arms crossed, details in black, holding two picks, a seed basket across the back, wearing striated tripartite wig, with six rows of hieroglyphs with Chapter 6 from The Book of the Dead
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Cache I.
Almost certainly acquired by either William James (1854-1912) or his brother Frank James (1851-1890), who both travelled extensively in Egypt and the rest of Africa, and by descent to Edward James (1907-1984) in London and later at Monkton House (recorded there in 1977); subsequently moved to West Dean House circa 1986 (recorded there in 1987).

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