Lot Essay
Iset-Nofret was the wife of Ramesses II and the mother of Merneptah.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PLAISANT JOZEF NESTOR COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR ISET-NOFRET
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, REIGN OF RAMESSES II, 1290-1224 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR ISET-NOFRET
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, Reign of Ramesses II, 1290-1224 B.C.
White in color with black glazed details, depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding a hoe in each hand, wearing a tripartite wig, inscribed with a single column of hieroglyphic text for "the great royal wife, Iset-Nofret, the justified"
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) high
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, Reign of Ramesses II, 1290-1224 B.C.
White in color with black glazed details, depicted mummiform with the arms folded over the chest, holding a hoe in each hand, wearing a tripartite wig, inscribed with a single column of hieroglyphic text for "the great royal wife, Iset-Nofret, the justified"
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) high
Provenance
Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940