Egypt faience shabti for Tent-Ipet from Deir el-Bahri, Cache
II
Third Intermediate Period, 21 dynasty (ca 1080-945BC)
This shabti is for the lady Tjent-Ipet and is in excellent
condition.
Cobalt blue glazed faience, details added in black.
Measurements are 7,8 cm without stand.
Mouth, eyes and ears are well defined.
On the front, besides the inscription, 2 hoes are depicted and the
eyes with brows.
On the back side a seed bag is depicted.
On the head a seshed headband is depicted.
Schneider Code: 4.3.1
cf Aubert Liliane: "Les statuettes funeraires de la Deuxieme
Cachette a Deir el-Bahari" Nr 43.
Tent-Ipet was the wife of the Second Prophet of Amun,
Padi-Amun.
According to L. Aubert there are only two musea that possess
shabtis of Tent-Ipet. These musea are Chigaco and Dole. In Chigaco
there are two overseers with the inventory numbers 94.307 and
94.308 and two workers with the inventory numbers 94.303 and
94.404. In Dole there is only one shabti with the inventory number
12.
Apart from the object here described, the following different
shabtis in private collections can be found:
a) J. Aubert, worker published in L. Aubert, coll. Michel
Philippe
b) A.W. Meijer, Holland, published in “Objects for
eternity”, 2.44 acquired in 1995,
ex-collection Mr. J. Beekmans.
c) Collection T., Holland, overseer, sold by James Ede, previously
by Moger, respresented with the royal beard and a separately
detailed whip.
d) Unknown, worker, sold by Schulman in 1981, who acquired it from
Moger
e) Unknown, worker, sold by Schulman in 1978, who acquired it from
Moger
f) Unknown, worker, Archea Amsterdam
g) Unknown, Isthar Gallery, overseer, sold at the BAAF 2007
h) Collection S., United Kingdom, worker, acquired from an old
collection within the UK
This is item f, from Archea Amsterdam
For more information, see Shabticollections, a study by Niek de
Haan
geschrinkt/Tent-IpetSeptember.pdf
(US1040)