Bidspirit auction | Egyptian Faience Shabti Figure with

Egyptian Faience Shabti Figure with Hieroglyphic Inscription - Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Olive-green faience with false beard, tripartite wig, holding a pick, hoe and seed bag; plain dorsal pillar; hieroglyphic inscription down the lower front of the body: (?)m?? n ws?r ?tm-n?r ?d-??? ms (n) hr-?b for 'Honoured of Osiris, the God's Sealer Djed-khy(?) born (to) Her-ib'; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p.308 no.219, for a similar shabti for Djed-khy(?)'s mother Her-ib. 120 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand (5 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]