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| Item Number: |
5ZJP7 |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
Saite Period |
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| Date: |
c. 26th Dynasty, 595-589 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Faience |
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| Height: |
4" (10.1cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Mounted |
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| Status: |
Sold |
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| Description: |
Pale olive-green glazed faience composition Ushabti, represented in mummiform shape, standing on a trapezoidal base with back dorsal pillar, wearing a beard and tripartite wig, arms crossed holding the pick and hoe. His finely modeled face with eyebrows and cosmetic lines in relief, deeply engraved with four vertical columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions, reading: “the venerated one in the presence of Osiris, Pef-Tjau-en-Aset, true of voice". The remaining lines are clearly part of the usual spell and refer to: “doing any work that needs to be done… Transporting sand from the East to the West and vice versa". The name Pef-Tjau-en-Aset is of a type fairly common in the Late Period, meaning: "His breath comes from Isis". A label below the base indicating it’s previous ownership to the Blanchard Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt.
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| Provenance: |
R. H. Blanchard
ex. French Art Market
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| Condition: |
Some wear at the base and feet area, overall a beautiful example.
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| References: |
Shabtis: by Petrie, W.M. Flinders(1935) and Shabtis a Private View: by Janes, Glenn (Paris 2002.)
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| Keywords: |
Ushabtis: Also known as shabtis or shawabties. Probably the most collected artifacts of ancient Egypt. These magical statues were found in tombs, and hold the role of being servants. They were designed to accompany the deceased into paradise, to comply with requests from the gods. As much as 365 Ushabtis were placed in each tomb to serve every day of the year.
Faience: Material used by the ancient Egyptians, composed of a quartz or crystal base, covered with a vitreous, alkaline compound with calcium silicates to provide the diversity of colors and the glassy finish.
Blanchard, R. H.: An American antiquities dealer in Cairo, his well-known shop was next to an entrance of the old Shepheard’s hotel, in addition to his stock, he had a large private collection of scarabs, some of which were published by Newberry, he published a handbook of Egyptian gods and mummy amulets, Cairo 1909, his collection was dispersed after his death in 1936.
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