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Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti for Son of Ta-heb - 30th Dynasty, 380-343 B.C. Composed as a mummiform figure with tripartite wig and hands crossed at the chest, holding a pick, hoe, and seed bag; a T-shaped panel of hieroglyphic text reading: s?? ws?r t?.... ms.n t? ?b m?? ?rw, ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Ta…. born to Ta-heb true of voice’. Cf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from the World Museum, Liverpool, Lymm, 2016, p.442, no.230, for a shabti of similar style. 36 grams, 10.7 cm (4 1/8 in.). Acquired in Egypt in 1933.Ex Alexander Cameron (1897-1994) collection. [No Reserve]