AN EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI FOR THE HIGH PRIEST OF AMUN, PINUDJEM II, THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST DYNASTY, CIRCA 990-976 B.C.

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).