An Egyptian blue glazed composition shabti for Padimayhes
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.
Depicted mummiform, with hands crossed on the chest holding a hoe and a seed bag which falls behind his left shoulder, with six horizontal lines of hieroglyphs wrapping around the body naming the owner as Padimayhes and reciting parts of Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, details painted in black, 8.3cm high注脚Provenance:
Dr Ulrich Mueller collection, Zurich, acquired 1968-1978.
with Sands of Time Antiquities, Washington D.C.
Private collection, North America, acquired from the above in April 2009.

It is suggested that shabtis holding a single tool are unique to a small group of Theban high officials of the 26th Dynasty; see G. Janes, Shabtis. A private view, Paris, 2002, p. 155. Shabtis for Padimayhes are recorded in museums in Turin and Geneva; see J.-L. Chappaz, Les figurines funéraires égyptiennes du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, 1984, pp. 95-97, nos 117-121.