21st Dynasty, 1069-945 BC. A bright turquoise-glazed mummiform shabti figure wearing a tripartite wig, arms crossed and holding two hoes; the wig and kohl-rimmed eyes painted in black; a vertical column of painted hieroglyphs to the body reading 'Amen(em)hatpamesha' for 'prophet of Amun'; apanied by a ctom-made display stand. Cf. Schneider, H.D., Shabtis, Leiden, 1977, fig.4.31.1.10/11. 104 grams, 12.2cm (121 grams total, 13.3cm including stand) (4 3/4 (5 1/4)"). Galerie Günter Puhze, Kunst der Antike 14, p.30 & 244, no.240. , London, 16 May 2002, lot 409. Private collection of Egyptologist Paul Whelan, Hertfordshire, UK. Apanied by copies of the relevant and Galerie Günter Puhze catalogue pages, and a copy of the . Shabtis were placed in tombs and were intended to act as servants for the deceased in the afterlife. The shabti figurines carry the name of the owner along with a phrase sending them to action, inscribed to the lower body and legs of the figurine.[A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]