An Egyptian bright blue glazed faience shabti for Kasa
New Kingdom, early 19th Dynasty, circa 1550-1069 B.C.
Depicted mummiform with details in black for the striated tripartite wig, with further details in black for the eyes and extended cosmetic lines, the corner of the mouth, pectoral and bracelets, the pick and flail, with a deep seed-bag over each shoulder; the hieroglyphic text with the standard shabti formula from Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, and naming Kasa, wrapped around the body in six horizontal bands, with a further short vertical band on the feet continuing to the underside of the base, 15.7cm high
An Egyptian bright blue glazed faience shabti for Kasa
New Kingdom, early 19th Dynasty, circa 1550-1069 B.C.
Depicted mummiform with details in black for the striated tripartite wig, with further details in black for the eyes and extended cosmetic lines, the corner of the mouth, pectoral and bracelets, the pick and flail, with a deep seed-bag over each shoulder; the hieroglyphic text with the standard shabti formula from Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, and naming Kasa, wrapped around the body in six horizontal bands, with a further short vertical band on the feet continuing to the underside of the base, 15.7cm high
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