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CIVILIZATION | Egyptian |
PERIOD | Late Period |
DATE | 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C. |
MATERIAL | Faience |
MOUNTED | No |
Blue-green faience glazed composition shabti for the High Steward of the divine Pa-di-Neith, son of Hetep Bastet, finely modelled, wearing a plain wig, holding a hoe, mattock and seed basket, bearing a vertical column of hieroglyphs from wig to heel reading "If one should assign Padineith, born of Hetepbast, to do any work in the necropolis, 'Here I am!' you shall say".
The tomb of Pa-di-Neith was found by Italian architect and Egyptologist Alessandro Barsanti (1858-1917) in 1900.
Private collection of Henry H. Chamberlin (1873-1951), former Harvard Professor, author and poet. His works included The Master Knot, The Age of Ivory, Anacreon, to name a few. A copy of the notarized provenance certificate to accompany purchase.
Art Loss no. S00151524.
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CATEGORY | Egyptian |
PERIOD | Late Period |
DATE | 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C. |
MATERIAL | |
MOUNTED | No |