Egyptian Green Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic... Lot 19

Egyptian Green Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription. Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Olive-green glazed composition with detailed facial features, hands, tools, seed bag, dorsal pillar; T-shaped hieroglyphic text: 's?? ws?r nb p?.ty .ns(?) m?? ?rw ms n ?pt-wrt(?)' ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Lord of Strength .ns(?), true of voice’ born to Ipet-weret(?)’; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA55512. 169 grams total, 15 cm high including stand (5 7/8 in.). Part of an old collection dating back to the 19th century. Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.