Bidspirit auction | Egyptian Painted Limestone Hieroglyphic Shabti

Egyptian Painted Limestone Hieroglyphic Shabti for Iru-iry - Late New Kingdom, circa 1000 B.C. With remains of pigmented tripartite wig, face and upper body, with frontal column of hieroglyphic text with black fill and red borders, dedicating the shabti to 'The God's Father (a priestly title), Iru-iry(?)'. Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA8710. 95.8 grams, 11.2 cm (4 3/8 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996.Property of a North American collector.London collection, 2016.