Egyptian Royal Shabti of Ramesside Prince Khaemwaset, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 1292-1189 B.C. A blue-glazed composition shabti figurine for prince Khaemwaset wearing a bag wig with the sidelock of a Sem-priest, face detailed in black; wearing an usekh collar, arms crossed at the chest holding flails, seed-bag on the back; a vertical column of hieroglyphic text to the front of the body and legs; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See The British Museum, accession number EA35215, for a similar shabti; the Louvre, accession number N 456. 199 grams total, 17.5 cm high including stand (6 7/8 in.). Acquired in London in the 1960s. Leopoldo Benguerel y Godo, Barcelona, Spain. Ex Hixenbaugh Ancient Art in 2014. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report, which has included an additional potassium test with no.N122j24 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.114478-195969. Khaemwaset was the fourth son of Ramesses II and has been described as the first Egyptologist because of his efforts in restoring monuments of earlier kings and nobles, including the statue of the son of King Khufu, Prince Kawab. He became a Sem-priest of Ptah in Memphis and during his time created an underground gallery for the burial of several Apis bulls, the bull being a sacred animal to god Ptah. The burial of Khaemwaset was found by Auguste Mariette in the Serapeum, burial place of the Apis bulls, in 1858. Many of the finds, including shabtis, are displayed in The Louvre, Paris.