Egyptian Light Turquoise Glazed Shabti for Ta - Menech, c. 340-300 B.C.

Egyptian Light Turquoise Glazed Shabti for Ta - Menech, c. 340-300 B.C.
Of pale blue glazed faience, wearing a tripartite wig and plaited divine beard. The face is well defined, the arms crossed, the hands protruding from a shroud to hold a pick and a hoe, the right hand also holding a rope connected to a seed sack behind the left shoulder. Incised hieroglyphic text below the waist to its female owner: “The Illuminated, the Osiris, Priest of (?), Ta-Menech (ref: Ranke 1 p357, no 11 tA-mnx), born to Ta-Hor-Sw.

Size:11 cm H - 4 5/16 inches
Material:Faience
Culture:Egypt, c. 340-300 B.C.
Provenance: From a private Gloucestershire estate, previously private Virginia (USA) collection, acquired from the Canadian trade in 2020 and previously Belgian collection, acquired from Nefer Ancient Art acquired before 1983.

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Condition Report: Repaired