Green glaze faience mummiform shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig with a seshed headband tied at the back added in black. The arms are crossed right over left on the chest, and the hands hold a pair of hoes added in black. A large rectangular plain basket is painted on the back. Face is poorly modelled, the only detail being the eyes that are painted as large black dots. A vertical column of crudely written hieroglyphs  on the front of the figures reads: "The Osiris, Iry, justified". 

From Abydos: North Cemeteries: Cemetery D, tomb 11 (Dynasty 22).

Label on the back: ARY.

CONDITION NOTE 1998: Previous repair, areas of damage to surface and very powdery of exposed fabric, adhesive around break edges, label adhered to surface, discolouration, surface dirt.

Shabti of Iry | National Museums Liverpool

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Green glaze faience mummiform shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig with a seshed headband tied at the back added in black. The arms are crossed right over left on the chest, and the hands hold a pair of hoes added in black. A large rectangular plain basket is painted on the back. Face is poorly modelled, the only detail being the eyes that are painted as large black dots. A vertical column of crudely written hieroglyphs on the front of the figures reads: "The Osiris, Iry, justified". From Abydos: North Cemeteries: Cemetery D, tomb 11 (Dynasty 22). Label on the back: ARY. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Previous repair, areas of damage to surface and very powdery of exposed fabric, adhesive around break edges, label adhered to surface, discolouration, surface dirt.

Shabti of Iry

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