Shabti of Wen-nefer

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A mummiform worker shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig. A pair of small breasts are indicated in the modelling below the front lappets of the wig. The hands meet just above the waist. The face is rudimentarily modelled. The back is flat. The shabti has a plain rectangular basket with short carrying straps painted in black on the left side at the back of the neck. There is a single stylised hoe painted behind the right shoulder. The figure has an inscription on the front naming the owner as Wen–nefer. Transliteration and translation of the inscription: Wn-nfr, “Wen–nefer”.