A group of twelve shabtis comprising a blue glazed composition overseer shabti, with details in black glaze -- 4½in. (11.4cm.) high, Dynasty XXI (1070-945 B.C.); another blue glazed composition shabti for "Chief Craftsman, Pay", with single vertical column of hieroglyphs at front, details in darker glaze -- 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, Dynasty XIX (1307-1196 B.C.); nine others including a green glazed composition shabti for "Djed-hor (Teos) son of Hrudja" -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, 4th-2nd Century B.C.; and an uninscribed turquoise glazed composition shabti, mounted -- 4in. (10.2cm.) high, all Late Period-Ptolemaic (712-330 B.C.) (12)

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A group of twelve shabtis comprising a blue glazed composition overseer shabti, with details in black glaze -- 4½in. (11.4cm.) high, Dynasty XXI (1070-945 B.C.); another blue glazed composition shabti for "Chief Craftsman, Pay", with single vertical column of hieroglyphs at front, details in darker glaze -- 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, Dynasty XIX (1307-1196 B.C.); nine others including a green glazed composition shabti for "Djed-hor (Teos) son of Hrudja" -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, 4th-2nd Century B.C.; and an uninscribed turquoise glazed composition shabti, mounted -- 4in. (10.2cm.) high, all Late Period-Ptolemaic (712-330 B.C.) (12)

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