A bronze shabti for the General Un-djebau-en-djed

DYNASTY XXI (1040-992 B.C.)

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A bronze shabti for the General Un-djebau-en-djed
Dynasty XXI (1040-992 B.C.)
Mummiform, wearing tripartite wig and holding implements, a water jar over each shoulder, with a single vertical column of inscription at the front
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high

Provenance

From the Royal Necropolis at Tanis.

Lot Essay

General Un-djebau-en-djed was a high official under King Psusennes I. Cf. H. D. Schneider, Shabtis, Rijkmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, 1977, pp. 152-3, nos 4.1.1.1-7; and J-F. Aubert, Statuettes égyptiennes, Paris, 1974, pl. 37, nos 85-88 for similar shabtis.

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