Egyptian Blue Faience Shabti of Huy

An ancient Egyptian large blue faience shabti of Huy, the High Priest of Ptah. The bearded mummiform figure wears a broad collar and necklace, a wig with a side lock of hair, his crossed hands hold hoes. A vertical Hieroglyphic inscription is painted on the front reading, “The illuminated one, the Osiris, Director of Craftsmen, Sem Priest, Huy”

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period,

19th Dynasty, ca. 1279 - 1213 BC.

Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm).

The authenticity of this piece has been confirmed by a thermoluminescence test performed by QED laboratory in France and an XRF analysis performed by Emory University in Georgia.cf.: for this type: A. Weisse, Agyptische Kunst im Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, (Paris, 1974), p. 61-2, no.67.

Formerly in the collection of Leopoldo Benguerel y Godo, Barcelona, acquired in London in the 1960's.

Inv#: 5883

Guaranteed Authentic

$7,500