Egyptian Shabti Late Period

A Late Period Egyptian Shabti

Broken and re-glued from pieces with some damaged as seen on photos

Height 100mm excluding stand, made from Faience

Inscribed with hieroglyphics , These inscriptions derived from the Book of the Dead, served as magical spells to animate the Shabti and to perform labor for the deceased in the afterlife.

British private collection, prior with Jerome Eisenberg acquired mid 1990's