Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Catalogue of Inscribed Shabtis in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Late Period
o be written Mr-3st-ir.s; the
last element could be a misrendering of ir-di.s?.
100 Payuty-hery
Wood.
Intact. Some minor cracking.
Competent but not particularly well finished; angular
shoulders.
Polychrome painted details - weak yellow wash
overall. Tripartite wig painted solid black; full eyes,
eyebrows; two very stylised hoes, one without crossbar
(or hoe and whip?); no basket. Crude bead collar
and outline of hands in red paint. Wears dress of
daily life - long calf-length kilt with stiffened
triangular apron at front.
Single column of black painted text down front,
borders at sides in red.
shd Wsir hmww P3ywty--hrw
The illuminated one, the Osiris, craftsman, Payutyhery,
true of voice
H 220, max W 67; base depth 48, W 36 mm
Transferred from the Wellcome Institute, 1969
[13636/a]. (MacGregor lot 1344/2)
1969W1392
New Kingdom (19 th dynasty)
Petrie 196
101 Pen-nu
Brick red terracotta.
Legs and feet broken off. Mounted on modern wooden stand.
Back and sides rough and hand-finished; front only modelled, giving more
the impression of a raised relief.
Light white paint wash overall. Arms, face and mid-chest painted brown-red;
wig lappets and top painted solid black. Full eyes with 'whites' in white paint,
eyebrows. Blue and yellow painted collar around neck, to front only. Wears a
projecting kilt and short-sleeved upper garment. Hands empty, resting on
kilt.
Single column of black painted text on yellow ground, down front of kilt; no
borders.
Wsir Pn-nw
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