Shabti with hieroglyphic text. Ancient Egypt, 7th-6th century BC.

Shabti with hieroglyphic text. Ancient Egypt, 7th-6th century BC.
Earthenware.
In good condition.
Provenance: Acquired in the early 1990s.Ex American private collection; hence by descent. Swiss private collection since 1998. Acquired at auction in the UK, February 2023.
Measurements: 19.5 cm high.
Shabti of glazed composition with square base and plain dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and false beard, arms crossed over the chest holding agricultural tools and a bag of seeds on the left shoulder; nine horizontal bands of worn hieroglyphic text from the sixth chapter of the Book of the Dead on the lower part of the body.