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IMPORTANT FRAGMENT OF SHABTI WITH THE NAME OF PEDUAMONAPET Egypt, early Saite period, Dynasty XXVI Steatite with glaze imitating bronze Dim. 8,5 x 16 cm Provenance Former American collection, Ben Sonnenberg French collection, acquired in 2011 Private Parisian collection, acquired on the art market, Paris. The statuette, of which only the upper part is preserved, is presented in a mummiform sheath, with crossed hands holding the hoes. Suspended in the back on the left, a bag for the seeds. She is wearing a long tripartite wig and an ousekh necklace. The face is characterized by a rounded oval, almond-shaped eyes with stretched corners. The large ears are free of the wig. On the body, there are four horizontal registers of hieroglyphic text (the last one partially present), where one can read the name of Peduamonapet and a part of the VIth Chapter of the Book of the Dead. Grand vizier at Thebes, he owns the largest private tomb in the Theban necropolis. He has been known since the beginning of the eighteenth century. The contents of his tomb, rich in funerary material and objects, have been dispersed in several museums and collections. Despite the absence of any mention of a pharaoh's name on the funerary material found, the archaizing style of his statues as well as the style of the texts present in his tomb have made it possible to situate him at the beginning of the Saite period, in the reign of Psammetichus I(1). (1) Gregoire Loukianoff, Les statues et les objets funéraires de Peduamonapet, 1937 Comparative references Catalog of the Egyptian collection of the Hermitage Museum, p. 134 Catalog of the Turin Museum, 1881, 1, p. 371 G. Loukianoff,Les Statues et les objets funéraires de Peduamonapet, ASAE, 37, 1937. An important serpentine glazed fragment of funerary statuette of Peduamonapet. The statuette, of which only the upper part is preserved, is presented in a mummiform sheath, the hands crossed holding the hoes. Hanging in the back on the left, bag for seeds. He wears a long tripartite wig and an ousekh necklace. The face is characterized by a rounded oval, almond-shaped eyes with stretched corners. The large ears are free from the wig. On the body, there are 4 horizontal registers of hieroglyphic text (the last partially present), where we can read the name of Peduamonapet and part of the VI Chapter of the Book of the Dead. Grand vizier in Thebes, he has the largest private tomb in the Theban necropolis. It has been known since the beginning of the 18th century. The contents of his tomb, rich in material and funerary objects, have been found scattered in several museums and collections. Despite the absence of mention of a pharaoh's name on the funerary material found, the archaic style of his statues as well as the style of the texts present in his tomb have made it possible to locate it at the beginning of the Saite period, in the reign of Psametik 1st. Ca. Dynasty XXVI.
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IMPORTANT FRAGMENT OF SHABTI WITH THE NAME OF PEDUAMONAPET Egypt, early Saite period, Dynasty XXVI Steatite with glaze imitating bronze Dim. 8,5 x 16 cm Provenance Former American collection, Ben Sonnenberg French collection, acquired in 2011 Private Parisian collection, acquired on the art market, Paris. The statuette, of which only the upper part is preserved, is presented in a mummiform sheath, with crossed hands holding the hoes. Suspended in the back on the left, a bag for the seeds. She is wearing a long tripartite wig and an ousekh necklace. The face is characterized by a rounded oval, almond-shaped eyes with stretched corners. The large ears are free of the wig. On the body, there are four horizontal registers of hieroglyphic text (the last one partially present), where one can read the name of Peduamonapet and a part of the VIth Chapter of the Book of the Dead. Grand vizier at Thebes, he owns the largest private tomb in the Theban necropolis. He has been known since the beginning of the eighteenth century. The contents of his tomb, rich in funerary material and objects, have been dispersed in several museums and collections. Despite the absence of any mention of a pharaoh's name on the funerary material found, the archaizing style of his statues as well as the style of the texts present in his tomb have made it possible to situate him at the beginning of the Saite period, in the reign of Psammetichus I(1). (1) Gregoire Loukianoff, Les statues et les objets funéraires de Peduamonapet, 1937 Comparative references Catalog of the Egyptian collection of the Hermitage Museum, p. 134 Catalog of the Turin Museum, 1881, 1, p. 371 G. Loukianoff,Les Statues et les objets funéraires de Peduamonapet, ASAE, 37, 1937. An important serpentine glazed fragment of funerary statuette of Peduamonapet. The statuette, of which only the upper part is preserved, is presented in a mummiform sheath, the hands crossed holding the hoes. Hanging in the back on the left, bag for seeds. He wears a long tripartite wig and an ousekh necklace. The face is characterized by a rounded oval, almond-shaped eyes with stretched corners. The large ears are free from the wig. On the body, there are 4 horizontal registers of hieroglyphic text (the last partially present), where we can read the name of Peduamonapet and part of the VI Chapter of the Book of the Dead. Grand vizier in Thebes, he has the largest private tomb in the Theban necropolis. It has been known since the beginning of the 18th century. The contents of his tomb, rich in material and funerary objects, have been found scattered in several museums and collections. Despite the absence of mention of a pharaoh's name on the funerary material found, the archaic style of his statues as well as the style of the texts present in his tomb have made it possible to locate it at the beginning of the Saite period, in the reign of Psametik 1st. Ca. Dynasty XXVI.
