AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE SHABTI FOR TJANHEBU, LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.

AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE SHABTI FOR TJANHEBU
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
On integral plinth, wearing a tripartite wig and plaited false beard, holding a pick and hoe with a seed bag over his left shoulder, with hieroglyphs from Chapter 6 of the Book, inscribed for the high official 'Tjanhebu, born of Tanefertiti'
7 ¾ in. (19.5 cm.) high

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