Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs.... Lot 35

Large Egyptian Wooden Shabti with Hieroglyphs. New Kingdom, circa 1300 B.C. Finely modelled with gesso surface and painted detailing; wearing lappet wig and broad collar, crossed hands holding agricultural implements; frontal column of hieroglyphic text dedicating the shabti to 'The illuminated, the Osiris, Renpt-nefer, true of voice'. Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA34168. 107 grams, 22 cm high (8 5/8 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.