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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR PSAMTIK-MERY-PTAH
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Apple green in color, standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, holding agricultural implements, a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a plain tripartite wig and plaited chin beard, with ten lines of hieroglyphs for "the Inspector and Osiris, the admiral of the royal flotilla, Psamtik-Mery-Ptah"
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Apple green in color, standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, holding agricultural implements, a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a plain tripartite wig and plaited chin beard, with ten lines of hieroglyphs for "the Inspector and Osiris, the admiral of the royal flotilla, Psamtik-Mery-Ptah"
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in 1984.