Blue glaze faience mummiform shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig painted black. The lower end of the rear lappet of the wig is unpainted but has  a horizontal line decoration. The arms are crossed above the waist. The hands are outlined in black and carry a pair of hoes. Large baskets with horizontal line detail are painted quite low on the back. Water pots are painted behind the shoulders The face is  simply defined and have the eyes, brows and mouth added in black. A broad bead collar is  worn across the chest. A vertical column of inscription on the front reads: “The Osiris, Huy, justified”.


Transliteration and translation of the inscription: Wsir Hwy mAa-xrw, "The Osiris, Huy, justified".

Shabti of Huy | National Museums Liverpool

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Blue glaze faience mummiform shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig painted black. The lower end of the rear lappet of the wig is unpainted but has a horizontal line decoration. The arms are crossed above the waist. The hands are outlined in black and carry a pair of hoes. Large baskets with horizontal line detail are painted quite low on the back. Water pots are painted behind the shoulders The face is simply defined and have the eyes, brows and mouth added in black. A broad bead collar is worn across the chest. A vertical column of inscription on the front reads: “The Osiris, Huy, justified”. Transliteration and translation of the inscription: Wsir Hwy mAa-xrw, "The Osiris, Huy, justified".

Shabti of Huy

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