Prov.: Sullivan Private Collection, acquired in Europe 1950s. Sold by well-known and respected US antiquities dealer to current owner.

Azure glazed faience shabti, mummiform and wearing a long tripartite wig, contrast details in black pigment. The front inscribed with black
hieroglyphs, now fully translated: The Osiris,Chantress of Ptah, Mia, True of Voice. A rare title! In the early New Kingdom the chantress were of the highest ranking families.
During the New Kingdom the chantress participated in state religious rites including processions, daily temple rituals, and the Sed-festival
ceremony.

The waterpots on the back as well as this typical colour for the period, date the shabti to the 19th Dynasty.

The shabti is complete and in good condition overall. The legs have been invisible rejoined, the inscription worn and unreadable, wear to the glaze.

It is rare to find New Kingdom pieces with a good provenance and with a parallel in a museum. This shabti is therefore also excellent studymaterial for the collectors who want to know more about ancient New Kingdom faience.

For any questions, please contact the seller HERE and mention SC/94.

For more details about this shabti click HERE for the database info.