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Shabti of Ankh-Hor, Early 26th Dynasty, about 664-595 BC

Blue faience shabti with six lines of horizontal text beginning below the crossed arms. Fine hieroglyphs with exceptional orthography and archaic vocabulary, version VII-A of the shabti spell.

Ankh-Hor was Governor of Upper Egypt under Psammetichus II and Apries (589-570 BC). He was also entitled as Chief Steward of the Divine Adoratrice Nitocris I (daughter of the founder of the 26th Dynasty Psammetichus I).

For the all-over inscribed variant of this shabti cf. Schneider (1977), Leiden collection items 5.3.1.206 ff, p. 195f.

Intact and of museum quality.

H. 9 cm (3.5 in)

Ex Swiss private collection

Sold 5400 USD