Egyptian Blue-Glazed Shabti with Hieroglyphs

New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A blue-glazed composition shabti with painted detailing in black, wearing a tripartite wig with seshed fillet, holding two hoes in the crossed arms, seed-bag on the back; a single vertical column of hieroglyphs to the front of the body and legs, invoking the god’s name Osiris (= Ausar), after what remains of the personal name. 45 grams, 10cm (4"). Acquired in the USA, 1980s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fair condition, some loss of glaze.