Shabti of Bu–irw–heru

Mummiform shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig with a seshed headband tied at the back. The arms are crossed left over right on the chest, and the hands hold a pair of hoes added in black. A rectangular basket with shoulder straps and a diamond–hatched detail is painted on the back. The face is poorly modelled. Eyes with brows are added in black. A vertical column of hieroglyphs is painted on the front, "The Osiris, Bu-irw-heru, justified.". The inscription is very worn with only part of the black text now visible. The catalogue card states that the glaze is slightly corroded. Label stuck to the back with printed text BUARRUHARUIA. Transliteration and translation of the inscription: Wsir Bw-ir.w-Hr.w mAa-xrw, “The Osiris, Bu–irw–heru, justified”. The Gilstrap collection was formed by Miss Gilstrap, who contributed funds to the British School of Archaeology in Egypt between 1900 and 1910. She was given a share of the excavated finds in return for the funding she provided.