EU2313
Of blue glazed faience, shown mummiform, the features in applied black. Well proportioned, the face with large accented eyes and eyebrows. Shown mummiform, with a tripartite wig and a seshed headband, the arms folded across chest, and hands holding agricultural implements for work in the afterlife. On the flat back is a basket filled with seed grain. A vertical inscription runs down the front of the body extending across the feet that reads: ”The Osiris Nebti-mut, true of voice". The name Nebi-mut means "My mistress is (the vulture goddess) Mut."
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Height: 8.5 cm (3.3 inches)
Condition: Firing cracks to the right side of the body and minor area discoloration that does not detract, otherwise intact and in good condition overall. Old collection sticker number '131' on the back of the mount.
Provenance: Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed around 1960 onwards, with collection number 131 on the back of the stand.
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